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The new hire will work with a team of scientists at HBOI and University of Georgia to examine key physical and biogeochemical processes driving the phytoplankton blooms and the selection mechanisms of dominant phytoplankton groups/species. The long-term goals are to predict future changes of water quality, phytoplankton blooms, and ecosystems including seagrass in this region under the influences of human activity and climate change. This position is located at FAU's Harbor Branch campus in Fort Pierce, FL, and is funded by the NOAA ECOHAB program and HBOIF. 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