<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Erin Hotchkiss</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ehotchkiss@gmail.com">ehotchkiss@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 3:26 PM<br>Subject: Please share - M.S./Ph.D. Assistantships in Stream Ecology at Virginia Tech<br>To: <br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Dear colleagues, <br><br>Please find below a call for graduate students to join my lab at Virginia Tech. I appreciate you sharing this information with any outstanding students who might be a good fit for my research group and are interested in pursuing a M.S. or Ph.D. starting January or August 2017. Thanks for your help and consideration!</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Sincerely, <br>Erin Hotchkiss<br><br>-----<br><b><br></b><div><b>M.S. and Ph.D. Assistantships in Stream Ecology & Biogeochemistry</b></div><div><br></div><div><b>Location: </b>Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA</div><div><br></div><div><b>Starting Date: </b>January or August 2017</div><div><br></div><div><b>Description: </b>Students will join and expand research in the Hotchkiss Lab exploring how land-water interactions, hydrology, and aquatic ecosystem processes (carbon metabolism, nutrient cycling, food web dynamics) shape the transport, transformations, and fates of carbon and nutrients in streams, rivers, and fluvial networks. Successful applicants will have: a keen interest in stream/river ecology, ecosystem ecology, and/or biogeochemistry; previous research and scientific writing experience; and the ability to work well independently and in groups. Candidates with strong quantitative skills are especially encouraged to apply. Students will be supported by research/teaching assistantships that include summer stipends and tuition. For more information about these opportunities, due dates, and how to apply, see: <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/ehotchkiss/opportunities" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/site/<wbr>ehotchkiss/opportunities</a></div><div><br></div><br>------<br><br>Erin R. Hotchkiss, Ph.D.<br>Assistant Professor<br>Department of Biological Sciences<br>Virginia Tech<br>Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA<br><a href="mailto:ehotchkiss@vt.edu" target="_blank">ehotchkiss@vt.edu</a> <br><a href="http://sites.google.com/site/ehotchkiss/" target="_blank">http://sites.google.com/site/<wbr>ehotchkiss/</a><br></div></div></div>
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</div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>Rebecca Barnes</b><br>Assistant Professor<br>Environmental Program<br>Colorado College<br>719-389-7466<br><a href="http://sites.coloradocollege.edu/rebeccabarnes/" target="_blank">http://sites.coloradocollege.edu/rebeccabarnes/</a></span></span></div></div></div></div>
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