- Agency
- Texas State University
- Location
- San Marcos, TX
- Job Category
- Graduate Assistantships
- Salary
- $30,000 + tuition waiver
- Start Date
- 06/01/2023
- Last Date to Apply
- 04/15/2023
- Website
- https://www.bio.txst.edu/
- Description
- Two Ph.D. positions available in the Dutton Marine Toxicology Lab in the Department of Biology at Texas State University: Position 1: Investigate mercury concentrations in sediment at a mercury Superfund site and conduct acute and chronic toxicity tests on benthic organisms. Position 2: Investigate 1) how mercury and selenium concentrations and Se:Hg molar ratios vary in bay fishes along the Texas coast; 2) the transfer of trace elements through the food web in a mercury Superfund site using stable isotopes; and 3) the interaction between mercury and plastics. https://www.bio.txst.edu/ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jessica-Dutton
- Qualifications
- Email CV and letter of interest (include previous experience, research interests, and which position you are interested in) to Dr. Jessica Dutton at jdutton@txstate.edu M.S. degree required (must be awarded by May 2023)
- Contact Person
- Jessica Dutton, Ph.D.
- Contact Phone
- (512) 245-1015
- Contact eMail
- jdutton@txstate.edu
