The University of Oklahoma (OU), Norman, Oklahoma, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology to be a resident research scientist based at the university’s Biological Station (UOBS) on Lake Texoma (Texas-Oklahoma border; 2-hr drive from campus). This is a 12-month (0.75 FTE; equivalent to 9 mo) appointment with benefits (i.e. medical, dental), renewable on an annual basis for up to three years. The fellow will be responsible for developing a research program in conjunction with UOBS faculty and assisting with the educational outreach program at the station via occasional presentations to visiting groups. In addition, the fellow will be given the opportunity to teach a two-week long (3 cr. hr.) course at the Station during summer for extra compensation. The targeted starting date is 1 January 2008, but is flexible. More information on UOBS and UOBS faculty research interests can be found at www.ou.edu/uobs. Applicants should include a curriculum vitae, reprints of representative publications, a detailed 3-5 page outline of the research to be conducted at UOBS and arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent on the applicant’s behalf. Applicants are encouraged to contact one or more UOBS faculty prior to submitting application. All materials should be sent electronically to Lawrence J. Weider, Director, UOBS . Applicant review will begin 15 October 2007 and continue until the position is filled. The University of Oklahoma encourages diversity in the workplace. The University of Oklahoma is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer.

Lawrence J. Weider, Professor of Zoology
Director, The University of Oklahoma Biological Station (UOBS)

Graduate Research Assistantship/Studentship (GRA)

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I am looking to fill a 12-month Graduate Research Assistantship/Studentship in the area of ecological genetics of arctic and temperate zooplankton, in my laboratory at the University of Oklahoma Biological Station (UOBS; www.ou.edu/uobs) with 2-year (24-month funding secured, with additional funding pending. Applicants must apply and be accepted into either the M.S. or Ph.D. Graduate Program in Zoology at the University of Oklahoma (OU; www.ou.edu/cas/zoology), as well as fill out the necessary forms for Graduate School Admission at OU (gradweb.ou.edu). The initial monthly stipend will be ~$1,600 (~$20,000 per year), plus tuition waiver and health insurance coverage included. This GRA/studentship is available beginning 1 January 2008, although a later start date is possible. For more detailed information about my research interests, please visit www.ou.edu/uobs/weider.html

Lawrence J. Weider, Professor of Zoology
Director, The University of Oklahoma Biological Station (UOBS)

Updated 5 March, 2008

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