Current Opportunities
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I will post graduate and postdoctoral positions in my lab as they become available. General inquiries are also welcomed. If you are interested in joining our research team please send me an email describing your research interests and experiences, along with your CV.
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MS Graduate Assistantship - emerging contaminants in aquatic ecosystems
Description:
I seek to fill a MS research assistantship for fall 2018. The successful applicant will work on a collaborative project with scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey to better understand the spatiotemporal drivers and dynamics of emerging contaminants (ECs) in aquatic systems and fish. This study builds off of ongoing and previous research on ECs in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
The successful candidate will be part of the interdisciplinary team that includes ecologists, a fish health expert, environmental chemists, and hydrologists. The position will be located at The Pennsylvania State University and advised by Dr. Tyler Wagner.
Qualifications:
Qualifications include a BS degree in Fisheries, Biology, Ecology, Statistics, or a related field, a GPA of 3.0 or greater, and competitive GRE scores. Additional information about the graduate program can be found here. The ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment is essential.
Application process:
Please send a cover letter describing your research interests, CV, transcripts, GRE scores, and names and contact information for three references as a single pdf to Dr. Tyler Wagner (unofficial copies of transcripts and GRE scores are acceptable).
Salary:
Competitive salary plus tuition coverage and benefits
Starting date:
August, 2018
Closing date:
Opened until filled
I seek to fill a MS research assistantship for fall 2018. The successful applicant will work on a collaborative project with scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey to better understand the spatiotemporal drivers and dynamics of emerging contaminants (ECs) in aquatic systems and fish. This study builds off of ongoing and previous research on ECs in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
The successful candidate will be part of the interdisciplinary team that includes ecologists, a fish health expert, environmental chemists, and hydrologists. The position will be located at The Pennsylvania State University and advised by Dr. Tyler Wagner.
Qualifications:
Qualifications include a BS degree in Fisheries, Biology, Ecology, Statistics, or a related field, a GPA of 3.0 or greater, and competitive GRE scores. Additional information about the graduate program can be found here. The ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment is essential.
Application process:
Please send a cover letter describing your research interests, CV, transcripts, GRE scores, and names and contact information for three references as a single pdf to Dr. Tyler Wagner (unofficial copies of transcripts and GRE scores are acceptable).
Salary:
Competitive salary plus tuition coverage and benefits
Starting date:
August, 2018
Closing date:
Opened until filled
Postdoc position in continental-scaled freshwater ecology
Description:
I seek to fill a research position in continental limnology to be part of a Macrosystems Biology National Science Foundation funded interdisciplinary project-- A macrosystems ecology framework for continental-scale prediction and understanding of lakes. The overarching goal of this research is to understand and predict nutrient patterns for all continental US lakes to inform estimates of lake contributions to continental and global cycles of nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon. Ecosystems, such as lakes, are complex, heterogeneous, and strongly influenced by their ecological context—environmental or anthropogenic factors that operate at multiple scales. This complexity makes extrapolating site-level estimates of ecological services, state, and function challenging. Our project will study a wide range of research questions related to this goal, develop new continental-scale data products for freshwater macrosystems ecology, and contribute novel, data-intensive analytical methods from computer science and statistics.
The successful candidate will be part of the interdisciplinary Continental Limnology group that includes ecologists, statisticians, computer scientists, and data scientists from Michigan State University, the University of Wisconsin, the University of Missouri, and The Pennsylvania State University. The position will be located at The Pennsylvania State University and advised by Dr. Tyler Wagner.
Qualifications:
Competitive candidates should be highly motivated and possess a PhD in Ecology, Limnology, Landscape Ecology or related discipline with strong quantitative emphasis. The ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment is essential.
Application process:
Please send a 1-2 page cover letter describing your research interests, CV, and names and contact information for three references as a single pdf to Dr. Tyler Wagner.
Closing date:
Opened until filled
I seek to fill a research position in continental limnology to be part of a Macrosystems Biology National Science Foundation funded interdisciplinary project-- A macrosystems ecology framework for continental-scale prediction and understanding of lakes. The overarching goal of this research is to understand and predict nutrient patterns for all continental US lakes to inform estimates of lake contributions to continental and global cycles of nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon. Ecosystems, such as lakes, are complex, heterogeneous, and strongly influenced by their ecological context—environmental or anthropogenic factors that operate at multiple scales. This complexity makes extrapolating site-level estimates of ecological services, state, and function challenging. Our project will study a wide range of research questions related to this goal, develop new continental-scale data products for freshwater macrosystems ecology, and contribute novel, data-intensive analytical methods from computer science and statistics.
The successful candidate will be part of the interdisciplinary Continental Limnology group that includes ecologists, statisticians, computer scientists, and data scientists from Michigan State University, the University of Wisconsin, the University of Missouri, and The Pennsylvania State University. The position will be located at The Pennsylvania State University and advised by Dr. Tyler Wagner.
Qualifications:
Competitive candidates should be highly motivated and possess a PhD in Ecology, Limnology, Landscape Ecology or related discipline with strong quantitative emphasis. The ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment is essential.
Application process:
Please send a 1-2 page cover letter describing your research interests, CV, and names and contact information for three references as a single pdf to Dr. Tyler Wagner.
Closing date:
Opened until filled
