<div dir="ltr">Subject: Graduate Assistantship in Coastal Ecology/Hydrology, U of Hawaii<br>
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We are recruiting a graduate student to work on a Hawai=91i Sea Grant-fun=<br>
ded project investigating feedbacks between=20<br>
groundwater-derived nutrients, benthic algal uptake, and the accretion-er=<br>
osion balance on Hawaiian coral reefs. The=20<br>
graduate student will work with Drs. Henrieta Dulaiova (Marine & Envi=<br>
ronmental Geology), Megan Donahue (Hawai=91i=20<br>
Institute of Marine Biology), and Flo Thomas (Hawai=91i Instititute of Ma=<br>
rine Biology). Applicants must hold a=20<br>
bachelor=92s degree in biology, ecology, oceanography, hydrology, or rela=<br>
ted field. Applicants with excellent=20<br>
quantitative skills and with prior research experience or a master=92s de=<br>
gree in coral reef ecology, ocean carbonate=20<br>
chemistry, ground water hydrology, geochemistry and/or coastal oceanograp=<br>
hy are preferred. There is currently two=20<br>
years of funding available for this project, and we are open to applicant=<br>
s at either the MS or PhD level. The=20<br>
graduate student may matriculate into the graduate program in Marine Biol=<br>
ogy (applications due <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">Dec 31, 2013</span></span>) or in=20<br>
Department of Geology and Geophysics (applications due <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">Jan 15, 2014</span></span>); bot=<br>
h programs are in the School of=20<br>
Oceanography and Earth Science and Technology at the University of Hawai=91=<br>
i. Interested applicants should contact=20<br>
Dr. Megan Donahue (<a href="mailto:megan.donahue@hawaii.edu">megan.donahue@hawaii.edu</a>, <a href="http://www.donahuelab.com" target="_blank">www.donahuelab.com</a>) and Dr. =<br>
Henrieta Dulaiova (<a href="mailto:hdulaiov@hawaii.edu">hdulaiov@hawaii.edu</a>,=20<br>
<a href="http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/FACULTY/hdulaiov/" target="_blank">www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/FACULTY/hdulaiov/</a>). With your inquiry, please in=<br>
clude a CV or resume and a description of=20<br>
your research interests and past research experience.<br>
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Graduate Program in Marine Biology: <a href="http://www.hawaii.edu/marine_biology/graduat=e/" target="_blank">www.hawaii.edu/marine_biology/graduat=<br>
e/</a><br>
Graduate Program in Geology and Geophysics: <a href="http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/resea=rch/gg_meg.html" target="_blank">www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/resea=<br>
rch/gg_meg.html</a><br>
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