Graduate Fellowship Opportunity
in Crustacean Research

Ph.D. Fellowship in Blue Crab Ecology and Conservation

School of Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, The College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point, Virginia, USA The Willard A. Van Engel (WAVE) Fellowship was established to promote and attract individuals of outstanding ability to conduct research leading to an advanced degree in the School of Marine Science (SMS) of The College of William and Mary. A three-year fellowship leading to the Ph.D. degree is available beginning Fall semester, 2003, in support of doctoral research on the blue crab in Chesapeake Bay, with emphasis on the following research areas:

• environmental and biotic control of recruitment and population dynamics
• utility of marine protected areas in conservation
• food web dynamics and ecosystem-based management

The fellowship offers an annual stipend of $15,900 and travel funds for three years, dependent on satisfactory progress. Research and tuition expenses are paid by the student's faculty advisor. The fellowship may be initiated in Summer, 2003, to allow the conduct of research prior to fall classes. Candidates must be US citizens and accepted to the SMS. Application information for the SMS is available at http://www.vims.edu/sms/.

TO APPLY: Candidates must be accepted to the School of Marine Science. Deadline for receipt of application to the School of Marine Science is 15 January 2003. Application materials may be obtained from:

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Send a letter requesting consideration for the WAVE Fellowship and a resume by 15 January 2003 to:

Direct questions regarding administration of the fellowship to Dr. Eugene Burreson (gene@vims.edu); questions related to research should be directed to Dr. Rom Lipcius (rom@vims.edu, http://www.vims.edu/fish/faculty/lipcius_rn.html).

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