Dr. Gretchen Rollwagen-Bollens and Dr. Stephen Bollens, Co-Directors of the Aquatic Ecology Lab at Washington State University, Vancouver, WA, USA have one paid position available for a new master’s degree student to start in August 2024. Please apply by May 25, 2024.
This M.S. assistantship will specifically support a student to conduct research related to the feeding dynamics of native freshwater mussels (i.e., grazing on phytoplankton and microzooplankton) in the lower Columbia River.
The successful graduate student will be supported on a combination of Research Assistantships and Teaching Assistantships, plus full tuition waivers and health benefits. Graduate students at WSU are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, resulting in stipends for M.S. students at WSU Vancouver of $2,974/month.
Please visit our website for more information about the lab and our research (https://labs.wsu.edu/aquatic-ecology/). Our group is committed to supporting the professional development of diverse students in aquatic science, with a focus on equity and inclusion in all aspects of our research, collaboration, and mentoring. We welcome applications from students who will contribute to this mission.
Degree program: M.S. in Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences
Deadline: For admission to our graduate program, we are currently accepting applications, with priority given to those who apply by May 25, 2024. For further information about the graduate programs in Environmental Science, and for instructions on how to apply, please visit the website (https://cas.vancouver.wsu.edu/science-graduate-programs).
Contact: Please contact Dr. Gretchen Rollwagen-Bollens (rollboll@wsu.edu) or Dr. Stephen Bollens (sbollens@wsu.edu) for further information and before applying to the program.
Campus and Facilities: Washington State University Vancouver is one of five campuses in the WSU system, and is located within the greater Portland, OR-Vancouver, WA metropolitan area, near the Columbia River, Cascade Mountains and coastal ocean. The 351-acre campus offers new, state-of-the-art classroom and research facilities, where teaching and research are conducted in an interdisciplinary and collaborative atmosphere. WSU Vancouver is a welcoming campus to faculty, students and staff of all backgrounds, is actively dedicated to equity and diversity, and is a two-time recipient of the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from Insight Into Diversity Magazine (2019 and 2023).