Student Opportunity Announcements
PhD Assistantships in Stream Ecology
PhD Assistantships for highly self-motivated students are available in Stream Ecology Lab in the Department of Biology at Texas State University – San Marcos. Research areas may focus on (1) terrestrial-aquatic linkages; (2) ecosystem engineering, and ecosystem functioning in aquatic systems; (3) multiple predator-prey interactions. Applicants who are independent, hard working should have demonstrated academic excellence and field experience.
Applicants with bachelor's degrees include a GPA of 3.5 or better in all undergraduate-level course work. Applicants with a master's degree must have a 3.25 on all graduate level course work. GRE > 1150 (verbal + quantitative).
$25,000/9 months for PhD assistantships that are a combination of teaching and research assistantships. In-state resident tuitions apply for all assistantships.
Applicants are encouraged to provide the following materials to Dr. Yixin Zhang (yz11@txstate.edu, Department of Biology, Texas State University – San Marcos, San Marcos, TX 78666): a cover letter describing research interests/experiences, CV, statement of professional goals, copies of transcripts and GRE scores, and list of three references.