Graduate student position available
The Carey Lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at Virginia Tech has funding for 1 graduate student to start in late Summer/early Fall 2014. I am looking for an enthusiastic and highly self-motivated student at either the M.S. or Ph.D. level interested in working in freshwater lakes and reservoirs. Potential areas of research include: 1) the effects of cyanobacterial blooms on food webs and nutrient cycling; 2) nutrient cycling at the lake sediment-water column interface; and 3) phytoplankton community dynamics. I seek conscientious and energetic students that can work independently while participating in a fun, collaborative lab environment.