The Ocean Acidification Research Center (OARC) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) is seeking a graduate student to conduct a fully funded project in the western Arctic Ocean to better understand the controls on carbonate mineral saturation states and ocean acidification in the region.  Funding includes full stipend, tuition, health insurance and travel support for one annual meeting.  The ideal applicant will have a background (either undergraduate or M.S.) in marine chemistry or a closely related field.  The project will require extensive fieldwork in the Arctic Ocean and the applicant must be able to start by June 1st, 2012.  For more information please visit www.sfos.uaf.edu/oarc or contact Professor Jeremy Mathis (jmathis@sfos.uaf.edu).  Applications can be submitted at http://www.sfos.uaf.edu/.