Paid Research Opportunities for Students

This table summarizes grad school opportunities for prospective students and employment opportunities in the Geology Dept. for students at KU. While we try to keep this information current, students should feel free to contact faculty members directly about possible positions that have not yet been posted.


Faculty Name
and Link 		Research Area Opportunity
J.F. (Rick) Devlin Contaminant hydrogeology, groundwater remediation, organics in groundwater Positions available for Masters and Ph.D. students
Bruce S. Lieberman Field oriented invertebrate paleontology Positions available for Masters and Ph.D. students
Gwen Macpherson Groundwater geochemistry and hydrogeology Positions available for Masters and Ph.D. students

Positions available for KU undergraduates to be part of the Konza Prairie LTER water-sampling project. Duties to inlcude monthly water sampling and water level measurements, equipment maintenance and data entry. Must have driver's license, be computer literate and have a geology or related major
Andreas Moeller Geochronology, Petrology, and Trace Element Geochemistry Positions available for Masters and Ph.D. students
Jennifer Roberts Geomicrobiology, geochemistry Positions available for Masters and Ph.D. students

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