ALFA Eminent Scholar Graduate Fellow

ALFA Eminent Scholar Graduate Fellow

The ALFA Eminent Scholar Graduate Fellow is a graduate student position responsible for research activities, laboratory maintenance, and scientific communications related to protozoan and meiofaunal studies in the Gulf of Mexico and freshwater habitats.

• Conduct research activities such as collection, identification, photography, and database management for protozoans and microinvertebrates.
• Perform protozoan isolation, meiofauna isolation (centrifugation), counting, histochemistry, and microscopic preparation of samples as assigned.
• Maintain the laboratory, manage inventory, assist with scientific articles, write drafts, run statistical tests, and create maps using GIS.

This position has a starting date of May 25th or August 1st, 2026 depending on the applicant’s availability.

Research activities not involving travel must be performed during business hours, 8 AM-5 PM, Monday-Friday. The workload will be 20 hours per week.

Ability to work in streams, rivers, and lakes and under environmental extremes. Ability to work on a research vessel at sea collecting samples.

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology or Environmental Science.
• Must be a Troy University graduate student enrolled at least half‑time (unconditional admission).
• Must be a thesis graduate student seeking a Master’s degree in Environmental Science or Biological Science in the ALFA scholar lab.
• Must have and maintain a 3.0 GPA.

Driving may be necessary but is not a primary responsibility.

Employment is contingent upon a satisfactory background check. Troy University is an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. Troy University participates in eVerify.