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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">MS Graduate Research Assistantship: Investigate Septic Nitrogen Pollution in Texas Coastal Bend. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Corpus Christi, Texas.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">We seek a highly motivated student to fill a MS assistantship at the Texas A&M University Corpus Christi to investigate nitrogen pollution
from septic systems in Texas Coastal Bend. The successful applicant will conduct field work in several Texas Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries. Potential septic pollutions will be identified using anthropogenic organic biomarkers and stable nitrogen isotopic
ratios in dissolved inorganic nitrogen species. Nitrogen loads from septic systems will be quantified and compared with effluents from waste water treatment plants in the same region. The successful applicant will also help prepare manuscripts to disseminate
results in peer-reviewed journals and conduct educational workshops with several state agencies.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">The student will receive a MS in either Chemistry, Coastal and Marine System Science, Environmental Science, or Marine Biology. Marine
Biology is a joint degree program with Texas A&M University Collage Station and Galveston (</span><a href="http://sci.tamucc.edu/LSCI/MARB/index.html"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">http://sci.tamucc.edu/LSCI/MARB/index.html</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Qualifications:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Applicants must hold a BS in Chemistry, Environmental Science, Oceanography, or a related field, have a GPA of 3.0 or greater, and competitive
GRE scores.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><br>
<span style="background:white">Applicants must be highly motivated, have excellent written and oral communication skills, and be capable of working independently as well as managing a field team of several undergraduate students. The successful candidate must
be willing to conduct sometimes strenuous physical activity under demanding field conditions (i.e., heat, high humidity, and insects). Experience with gas and liquid chromatography, discrete analyzer, and stable isotope biomarkers is a plus. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">To Apply:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Please email 1) cover letter describing research experience and interests, 2) CV, 3) transcripts, 4) GRE scores, and 5) contact information
of three references to Dr. Lin Zhang (</span><a href="mailto:lin.zhang@tamucc.edu"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">lin.zhang@tamucc.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">).</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Salary:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Competitive stipend, plus tuition and benefits.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">As early as May 2019.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Lin Zhang, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"><a href="Zhanglab.tamucc.edu">Zhanglab.tamucc.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Assistant Professor of Oceanography<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">6300 Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78412<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Office: Harte Research Institute (HRI)104<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Phone: 361.825.2095<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Email: <a href="mailto:lin.zhang@tamucc.edu">lin.zhang@tamucc.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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