ALFA Eminent Scholar Graduate Fellow

Responsibilities

• research activities such as collection, identification, photography, and database management for protozoans and microinvertebrates collected from the Gulf of Mexico and freshwater habitats;
• protozoan isolation, meiofauna isolation (centrifugation), counting, histochemistry and microscopic preparation of samples as assigned;
• laboratory maintenance and cleaning, inventory, assisting with scientific articles, writing drafts, running statistical tests, and creating maps using GIS. The applicant will be trained in these areas of responsibility.

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

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology or Environmental Science
• Must be a Troy University graduate student enrolled in 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

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Research activities not involving travel must be performed during business hours, 8AM-5PM, Mon-Fri. The workload will be 20 hours/week.

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

No supervisory responsibility.

Employment is contingent upon a satisfactory background check.

Troy University is an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer.

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