Recruiting: PhD Student, Fall 2025
The Aquatic Sciences Lab is recruiting a PhD student, in collaboration with Dr. Amanda DelVecchia at UNC-Chapel Hill. The student will investigate methane (CH4) dynamics across the SE Coastal Plain isolated wetlands, including (but not limited to): methanogenesis, methanotrophy, wetland food web C sources, and upscaling of CH4 dynamics.
Please send CV and short statement of interest to nick.marzolf@jonesctr.org and amanda.delvecchia@unc.edu.
More information on Dr. DelVecchia’s website.
Prospective Students
The Aquatic Sciences Lab will have graduate Research Assistant positions available to work on the projects listed in the Research tab or on projects of the students interest. Partnerships with academic faculty and their institutions are required for collaborative RAs that will be developed by the lab. Interested applicants are welcome to visit the Jones Center job board, email me (nick.marzolf@jonesctr.org), and find the Center on social media: Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn.
The Jones Center at Ichauway is a collaborator in Woods2Water NSF RaMP program and recruiting new participants for the Summer 2025 cycle. Students will be in the program for ~9 months, splitting time at the Jones Center and with researchers at the University of Alabama and NEON. This program will allow students to engage with research and develop their own research projects while working along site scientists.
The ecosystems of Ichauway
The Jones Center at Ichauway is a non-profit ecological research center located in Baker County, GA. The Ichauway property covers 29,000 acres of mostly longleaf pine savanna, but also mixed hardwood forests, riparian hardwood forests, wetlands, and agricultural fields. Fifteen miles of the Ichauwaynochaway Creek runs through the property and 13 miles of the Flint River form the eastern boundary. Longleaf pine used to cover over 90 million acres in North America, but as of 2010, only approximately 3.4 million acres (~3%) remain. The southeast of the U.S. in general and Ichauway specifically boasts a tremendous amount of diversity. Over 1,100 vascular plant species and over 370 vertebrate species have been documented on Ichauway.
Housing
The majority of our on-site lodging is newly constructed (pictured below). Lodging assignments vary depending on availability. All lodging comes equipped with basic kitchen supplies and are fully furnished, including all major appliances. Everyone has a private bedroom and bathroom. The common spaces, such as kitchen, living area, and laundry spaces, are shared. You supply your own queen-size bed linens, bath towels, toiletries, and cleaning supplies.
Proximity of amenities
Internet is provided in all lodging for students. Cell service can be somewhat patchy depending on your service provider and where you are on site. Verizon is the most reliable. Basic groceries and household items are available within a 20-minute drive, and major grocery stores are located within a 35-minute drive.
Community
A kaleidoscopic cast of graduate students and research assistants adds sparkle to the Jones Center. The diverse research specialties at the center mean that birding, botanizing, herping, and other informal natural history excursions happen often.
Common social and recreational activities include soccer, river swimming, kayaking, roller skating and roller blading, volleyball, and basketball. Outstanding natural and cultural features within a 2.5-hour drive include Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Wakulla Springs, Apalachicola National Forest, the Suwannee River, Pine Mountain, Lake Seminole, and Kolomoki Mounds.
