M.S. and Ph.D. Opportunities in Marine Sciences
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The Department of Marine
Sciences M.S. and Ph.D. Opportunities in Marine Sciences
The Department of Marine Sciences at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill invites applicants for graduate study in Ph.D. and M.S.
programs. Our Marine Sciences program has substantial federal, state and
private funding support for cutting-edge research on topics including marine
ecology, biogeochemical processes, marine microbiology, coastal and
estuarine physical oceanography, river-ocean interactions, coastal geology,
fluid dynamics and acoustics.
These interdisciplinary, collaborative
projects are increasing our understanding of the marine environment and are
assessing impacts of human- and climatically-induced change in the coastal
zone. Graduates of our program hold positions in a variety of settings,
including at universities and research institutions (within the US and
abroad), and in federal and state agencies.
We are addressing a wide range of environmental processes and problems along
the continuum spanning riverine, estuarine, coastal and open ocean
environments around the globe including the Arctic, the Amazon, the US East
Coast and Florida Keys, the Caribbean/Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of California,
Chinese rivers and lakes, and the Pacific, including the Galapagos Islands
(where UNC-Chapel Hill maintains a field laboratory). Research projects
focus on the ecosystem and regional scale, utilizing field experimental,
observational and modeling approaches. Details of specific research projects
and publications can be found at http://www.marine.unc.edu/. Potential
students are strongly encouraged to contact our Academic Program Coordinator
(nadera@email.unc.edu) and relevant individual professors by email.
Recruitment events will be held in late February and middle March.
Interested applicants should contact the Department to learn about the
possibility of support for your visit to the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.
Top candidates will be nominated for Graduate School awards including
competitive 5 year Fellowships. All entering graduate students are supported
by Fellowships, Teaching and Research Assistantships, and generally receive
tuition remission and in-state tuition awards.
All Ph.D. students in Marine Sciences are eligible for Gussenhoven Endowment
Travel Funds to attend scientific conferences or visit outside laboratories.
Chapel Hill and the North Carolina coast are excellent places to live and
the academic resources at UNC Chapel Hill are of the highest national
quality.
