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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Graduate opportunity: physical processes in Indigenous managed ecosystems at Western Washington University</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">The Department of Environmental Science at Western Washington University, located in Bellingham, WA, is seeking applications for
a Master’s of Science student to study residence time and physical processes within Indigenous managed ecosystems (clam gardens) with Dr. Sam Kastner and Dr. Marco Hatch beginning in fall quarter, 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Required qualifications:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Applicants
must meet the departmental standards for admission listed<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://cenv.wwu.edu/esci/ms-environmental-science">here</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(<a href="https://cenv.wwu.edu/esci/ms-environmental-science">https://cenv.wwu.edu/esci/ms-environmental-science</a>).
Note that the GRE is not required.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Additional desired qualifications<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">include:
experience with marine science, experience with computational data analysis (in Matlab, Python, or R), courses taken in calculus and physics, and prior work with Indigenous people.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">About the opportunity: </span></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Clam gardens, Indigenous managed ecosystems
in which a low wall separates the intertidal zone from deeper water, are common along the Pacific Northwest coast. Due to the low wall separating the garden from the offshore region, the residence time of the garden is thought to be larger than other nearshore
environments, and this increased residence time is in turn thought to lead to a bivalve-favorable habitat. We seek ta student to investigate this hypothesis through a field campaign in summer 2024, in which we will use state-of-the-art oceanographic instrumentation
to measure water properties, currents, and waves inside and outside a local clam garden. From these data, the student will be able to investigate the influence of tides, waves, and other coastal processes on clam garden residence time and nutrient fluxes.
To carry out this project, we are looking for a candidate who is interested in collecting and analyzing observational data and comfortable working with multiple ways of knowing. This position will be fully funded through a teaching assistant appointment which
will cover tuition (including out-of-state) and a stipend.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">For prospective students: </span></b><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Before applying, please contact Sam Kastner
at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:kastnes@wwu.edu">kastnes@wwu.edu</a>. Please include a CV, unofficial transcripts, description of your professional and research interests, relevant experience, why this opportunity is of interest,
and any questions about the position. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">· <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Dr. Kastner’s website<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://cenv.wwu.edu/people/sam-kastner">(link</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">· <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Dr. Hatch’s website (<a href="https://wp.wwu.edu/hatchlab/dr-marco-hatch/">link</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">· <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>WWU is an equal opportunity employer and underrepresented and minority groups are encouraged to apply. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Sam Kastner, PhD | he/him<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Environmental Science/Marine and Coastal Science<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Western Washington University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><a href="mailto:kastnes@wwu.edu">kastnes@wwu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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