We seek an exceptional Ph.D. student to conduct NSF-funded independent research on the interactions of microbial exudates (siderophores) with mineral surfaces and metals.
Activities include conducting traditional geochemical, molecular modeling and cutting edge spectroscopic experiments, to better understand the fundamental mechanisms of biogeochemical processes.
Opportunities exist to travel to, and interact closely with, collaborators in Northern California and New York City.
Related activities include laboratory work in Raleigh and California; data analysis; report and manuscript preparation; and, presentation of research at local, regional and national meetings.
All GRAs participate in our teaching program, by assisting in the instruction of three laboratory sections of the Introductory Undergraduate Soils Course or an equivalent teaching experience.
For more information about the Soil Biogeochemistry Laboratory at NCSU, please see:
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~owduckwo/