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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Annis Water Resources Institute Graduate Research Assistantship<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Annis Water Resources Institute (AWRI) at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) has Graduate Research Assistantships available to full-time
students interested in pursuing a Master of Science degree in Biology with an emphasis in aquatic sciences. Graduate assistantships include a generous 12-month stipend that is eligible for annual renewal. Accepted applicants will assist with research projects
conducted by faculty and staff at AWRI in addition to performing research related to their thesis/project.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">AWRI maintains state-of-the-art analytical and GIS laboratories, and has two research vessels and several smaller watercraft. AWRI is located on Muskegon Lake in Muskegon,
MI, on the shores of Lake Michigan. The Institute is located approximately 30 miles from the main campus of GVSU.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">To be eligible for consideration, students must be accepted to the Master of Science degree program in the Department of Biology at GVSU as a full-time student, and a
faculty member at the AWRI must serve as their major advisor. Please visit the AWRI Web site (<a href="http://www.gvsu.edu/wri/">www.gvsu.edu/wri/</a>) for more information on the application process (<i><a href="http://www.gvsu.edu/wri/index.cfm?id=830ECC57-03CB-7711-8C0365B87516A9A8">graduate
studies</a></i>) and on our faculty, facilities, research programs, and educational/outreach initiatives. More information about the Master of Science Program is available at the Biology Web site (<a href="http://www.gvsu.edu/biology/">www.gvsu.edu/biology/</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Contact</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Alan Steinman,
<a href="mailto:steinmaa@gvsu.edu">steinmaa@gvsu.edu</a>; (616) 331-3749 or Mark Luttenton,
<a href="mailto:luttentm@gvsu.edu">luttentm@gvsu.edu</a>; (616) 331-2503</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Paula Wicklund<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Grand Valley State University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Annis Water Resources Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Lake Michigan Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">740 W. Shoreline Dr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Muskegon, MI 49441<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Phone: 616-331-3854<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Fax: 616-331-3864<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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