RECRUITMENT PERIOD Open date: December 1st, 2016 Final date: January 31st, 2017 Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled. DESCRIPTION Microbial Ecology Specialist (Junior Specialist, 1 position) Microbial Ecology Lab PI: Professor Debora Iglesias-Rodriguez Marine Science Institute, University of California Santa Barbara The UCSB Marine Science Institute seeks a qualified candidate to participate in microbial ecology research at the Iglesias-Rodriguez lab at UCSB. The research will involve understanding the effect of environmental stressors on phytoplankton physiology and biogeochemistry. Projects will include laboratory experiments using plankton to exp