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<b>Agency</b>: Center for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, <span style="mso-bidi-font-size:
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Department of Chemistry at Southern Illinois University</span></p>
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<b>Job description</b>: Seeking motivated doctoral students to join an established environmental chemistry / toxicology group. The Lydy lab currently studies a range of cutting edge topics within the field including investigating the impacts or urban runoff
on aquatic systems including, but not limited to, fires in California, determining the bioavailability and sublethal effects of contaminants on protected fish species like Chinook salmon and Pallid sturgeon, and examining the scope and potential costs of pesticide
resistance in model aquatic invertebrates. The successful candidates will ideally have a background in either environmental toxicology or chemistry and method development and instrumentation experience. The aquatic toxicology lab (<a href="http://www.aquatictox.siu.edu">http://www.aquatictox.siu.edu</a>)
at SIU houses a well-equipped analytical chemistry lab, as well as a large modern aquatics facility.
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<b>Qualifications</b>: <span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt">Master’s degree or BS with experience in Chemistry, Environmental Biology, Toxicology or related field. Desired qualifications include experience with toxicological bioassays, field surveys and/or
analytical instrumentation (GC-MS; LC-MS). Good writing skills required.</span></p>
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<b>Salary</b>: Research <span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt">assistantships will include a competitive salary, full tuition waiver, health benefits and support for the proposed research.</span></p>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:
14.0pt">Contact:</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt"> Send letter of intent describing research interest and goals, a resume, transcripts and three letters of reference to: Dr. Michael Lydy, Fisheries and Illinois
Aquaculture Center, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, (618) 453-4091
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to develop a diverse faculty and staff and to increase its potential to serve a diverse student population. All applications are welcomed and encouraged and will receive consideration</span></i></b><i style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">.</i></p>
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