A position is available to conduct research on the sediment carbonate chemistry of Atlantic surfclam habitat along the coast of Cape Cod, MA, US. The researcher will be responsible for contributing to field sample collection and analysis as well as conducting a field transplant experiment. Applicants should have a strong background in the following areas: sediment biogeochemistry, reactive transport modeling, and multivariate statistical analysis. A familiarity with bivalves is advantageous. This research and position has funding for 3 years.

This project has three objectives: 1. Conduct field studies to determine surfclam growth rates and the sediment carbonate chemistry where those surfclams reside; 2. Validate laboratory-based DEB modelling results of surfclam growth rates using field data; 3. Determine how the transplanting of S.s. solidissima from sites along the northern coast of Cape Cod to S.s. similis sites along the southern coast effects growth, survival, and recruitment.

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