Ph.D. Research Assistantships in 2018

We have several Ph.D. research assistantships available in 2018. The list below contains some of our available assistantships. Please note that this is not a complete list of opportunities. Prospective students are welcome to reach out to any individual faculty member or the graduate program director to learn more.

The majority of Ph.D. students are supported as Graduate Research Assistants during their tenure (typically 5 years). These assistantships provide an annual salary of $29,724, and tuition and health insurance is provided for all students.

All applications received prior to January 1, 2018 will be reviewed. In order to increase the chance of an assistantship, applications are encouraged by December 1, 2017.

You can see a presentation on 2018 graduate research oppportunities HERE.

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Expected Ph.D. projects (updated regularly):

Project Investigator(s) / Advisor(s) Program(s)
Sea Turtle Ecology and Management Prof. Elizabeth Babcock   
Website • Email Dr. Babcock		 MBE
Agulhas System and Climate Prof. Lisa Beal
Website • Email Dr. BealProf. Ben Kirtman
Website • Email Dr. Kirtman		 OCE & MPO

 

MPO & ATM
Drivers of Atlantic Multi-decadal Variability Prof. Amy Clement
Website • Email Dr. Clement		 ATM
Mechanisms of Organic Matter Degradation in the Water Column Prof. Hilary Close
Website • Email Dr. Close		 OCE
Impacts of Atmospheric Reactions of Dust on Air Quality Prof. Cassandra Gaston
Website • Email Dr. Gaston		 MPO & ATM & OCE
Acid-base Balance and Osmoregulation in Marine Fish Prof. Martin Grosell
Website • Email Dr. Grosell		 MBE
High-Latitude Circulation in the Atlantic Ocean Prof. William Johns
Website • Email Dr. Johns		 MPO
Predictability of Tropical Cyclogenesis
Prof. Sharan Majumdar
Website • Email Dr. Majumdar		 ATM & MPO
The Serotonin Transporter (SERT) and the Control of Circulating Serotonin in Teleost Fish Prof. Danielle McDonald
Website • Email Dr. McDonald		 MBE
Hurricanes: Environmental Interactions &
Intensification Processes		 Prof. Dave Nolan

Website • Email Dr. Nolan

 ATM
  1. Spatial Self-Organization of Reef Systems
  2. Sedimentology of Isolated Carbonate Platforms
 Prof. Sam Purkis
Website • Email Dr. Purkis		 MGS
Upper Ocean Processes and Air-Sea Interaction Prof. Nick Shay
Website • Email Dr. Shay		 OCE & MPO
  1. Climate Change: Impacts of Global Warming on the Hydrological Cycle
  2. Climate Change: Sensitivity of the Climate to Increasing Greenhouse Gases
 Prof. Brian Soden
Website • Email Dr. Soden		 ATM & MPO
The Relationship Between Precipitation and Environmental Forcing During Tropical Cyclone Formation and Intensification Dr. Jonathan Zawislak

Email Dr. Zawislak

 ATM