<div><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px;text-align:center;font-family:-webkit-standard;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)" dir="auto"><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-weight:bold;font-family:-webkit-standard">Ph.D. and M.S. in Marine Sciences opportunities at the University of South Alabama and the Dauphin Island Sea Lab</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard"> </span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">The </span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">Stokes </span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">School of Marine and Environmental Sciences at the University of South Alabama (USA) has several openings for qualified students who want to advance their education in marine and environmental sciences.  USA and the Dauphin Island Sea Lab have </span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">an</span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard"> international reputation in graduating talented and highly competi</span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">ti</span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">ve graduate students.  The University offers a limited number of graduate fellowships for highly </span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">competitive</span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard"> students seeking Ph.D.’s as well as extramurally supported graduate assistantship and university-based teaching assistantships for MS and Ph.D. students.  All fellowships/assistantships offer competitive </span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">stipend</span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">, student health insurance and tuition remission. </span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">Stipends levels are </span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">$22,200 to $25,200</span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard"> for </span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">PhD </span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">(</span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">based on milestone progress</span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">)</span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">  and </span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">$19,200 to $22,200</span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard"> for MS</span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard"> (</span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">based on milestone progress).</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard"> </span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">Interested students are encouraged to contact prospective faculty mentors (</span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard"><a href="https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/artsandsci/marinesciences/facultylist.html">https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/artsandsci/marinesciences/facultylist.html</a></span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">) and apply by February 15, </span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">202</span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">5</span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard"> for full consideration.  Students may be based in newly renovated facilities on USA campus in Mobile or at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (</span><a href="http://www.disl.edu" style="font-family:-webkit-standard"><span style="line-height:21.6px;text-decoration:underline;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:rgb(5,99,193)">www.disl.edu</span></a><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">).</span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard"> Students should contact advisors as soon as possible to attend a recruitment weekend </span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">during the first weekend in February</span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">.</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)" dir="auto"><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">An application link can be found at </span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">(</span><a href="https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/artsandsci/marinesciences/GraduateProgram.html" style="font-family:-webkit-standard"><span style="line-height:21.6px;text-decoration:underline;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/artsandsci/marinesciences/GraduateProgram.html</span></a><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">).</span></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">Additional fellowships are available through the DISL-FDA Joint Fellowship Program, which enables students to work collaboratively with faculty from both institutions on research that informs seafood safety and public health. Learn more here: </span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard"><a href="https://www.disl.edu/university-programs/graduate/#disl-fda-graduate-fellowships">https://www.disl.edu/university-programs/graduate/#disl-fda-graduate-fellowships</a></span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">. The deadline for applications is 31 December 202</span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">4</span><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-family:-webkit-standard">.</span></p></div>