Description

The Nekton Research Laboratory at the University of New Orleans has an opening for a graduate student to conduct fish ecology research starting in fall 2024. The Teaching Assistantship will be for 9 months and provide a $17,500 stipend. Tuition and out-of-state fees will be waived. 

Responsibilities

he Teaching Assistant will teach three sections of EES 1003 Introduction to Environmental Science every semester. Possible thesis research topics include: 

1. assessing native fish responses to aquatic invasive species; 

2. surveying for rare fishes; 

3. surveying for freshwater mussels and potential fish hosts in threatened estuarine habitats; and 

4. determining settlement cues for juvenile estuarine nekton species. 

Research will be conducted either in freshwater or estuarine habitats. 

Qualification

Requirements 
🐟 Experience with identifying fishes, field sampling, and statistical analyses is required. 

🐟 Applicants must have at least a B.Sc. degree in Biological Sciences, Fishery Sciences, or a related field. 

🐟 Applicants should also have completed the GREs and preference will be given to those applicants with a total score of at least 300 on the verbal and quantitative sections. 

🐟 Applications are due Friday, February 23rd, 2024. For further information about the application process, please email Dr. Martin O’Connell (moconnel@uno.edu).