Who eats who in the deep ocean?

The deep ocean is full of mysteries: unexplored mountains, undiscovered species, and untold ecological interactions. Most of you don't know me yet (hi!), but I'm in incoming Associate Professor at Tufts, coming over from BU this summer / Fall (you can learn more about our lab here: https://sites.bu.edu/rotjanlab/). We are seeking a student (or two!) to help conduct a first-of-its-kind study looking at feeding behavior and ecology in the deep-sea, using over a decade of data and imagery collected across the entire Pacific ocean. Masters students are preferred, but sophomores, juniors and/or seniors with sufficient time available to dedicate to the project will be considered. The data set is part of the largest contemporary ocean exploration effort in human history, and spans many newly discovered seamounts and species that are still being described by taxonomists. It's really exciting! We will teach you everything you need to know, but you will learn how to work with imagery and video data, some "big data" analysis skills, and you will become an expert on deep-water trophic interactions.