<div dir="ltr">Hello,<div><br></div><div>I would be most appreciative if you could send this out to the listserv.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Justin Ries</div><div><br></div><div><p class=""><b>Graduate Research </b><b>Opportunity</b><b> in Marine Calcification and Global
Ocean-Climate Change</b></p>
<p class=""> <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">The
Ries Laboratory (<a href="http://nuweb2.neu.edu/rieslab/">http://nuweb2.neu.edu/rieslab/</a>)
in the Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences at </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">Northeastern</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">University</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> seeks a graduate student
interested in conducting federally funded research on the relationship between
global ocean-climate change and marine calcification, to begin fall 2014.
Research will include field investigations of modern (e.g., coral reefs) and/or
ancient (e.g., limestones) carbonate systems coupled with laboratory
calcification experiments. This opportunity affords access to state-of-the-art
analytical equipment, including LA-ICPMS for trace element analysis, XRD for
mineralogical characterization, isotope ratio mass spectrometry for δ34S, δ13C,
δ11B and δ18O, and SEM with EDS/EBSD for micro-imaging and
elemental/mineralogical mapping. In addition to completing coursework in their
chosen field, the selected graduate student will receive in-depth training in
carbonate geochemistry, carbonate sedimentology, biomineralization, global
ocean-climate change, and paleoceanography, which will directly support his/her
research objectives. The graduate student will be based at Northeastern
University’s Marine Science Center (<a href="http://www.northeastern.edu/marinescience/">http://www.northeastern.edu/marinescience/</a>),
located on the shores of the Massachusetts Bay on the picturesque Nahant
peninsula (8 miles north of downtown Boston).
The renovated MSC features a state-of-the-art flow through seawater
facility, direct access to classic </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">New
England</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> rocky shore intertidal study sites, an in-house
SCUBA program, and small-craft research vessels. Highly motivated and creative individuals
with strong writing and analytical skills are encouraged to apply. Interested individuals should apply to
Northeastern’s Graduate Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology (<a href="http://www.northeastern.edu/mes/">http://www.northeastern.edu/mes/</a>)
at <a href="https://neugrad.askadmissions.net/emtinterestpage.aspx?ip=account">https://neugrad.askadmissions.net/emtinterestpage.aspx?ip=account</a>. Applications are due </span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">December
1, 2013</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">. Please
direct specific inquiries to Prof. Justin Ries at <a href="mailto:j.ries@neu.edu">j.ries@neu.edu</a>. </span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div>Justin B. Ries, Ph.D.<br>Associate Professor<br>Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences<br>
Marine Science Center</div>
<div>430 Nahant Rd</div>
<div>Northeastern University</div>
<div>Nahant, MA 01908</div>
<div><a href="mailto:riesjustin@gmail.com" target="_blank">riesjustin@gmail.com</a></div>
<div>office: 781-581-7370 ext. 342</div>
<div>cell: 919-536-9070</div>
<div>fax: 781-581-6076</div>
<div>web: <a href="http://nuweb2.neu.edu/rieslab/" target="_blank">http://nuweb2.neu.edu/rieslab/</a></div>
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