FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT POSITION: Assistant Leader for Wildlife Research, Alabama Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Biological Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey and Assistant Professor of Zoology and Wildlife, College of Science and Mathematics, Auburn University. LOCATION: Auburn, Alabama. Auburn University serves over 20,000 students. Auburn, population approx. 35,000, is located in rural east-central Alabama at the junction of the Piedmont Plateau and the Coastal Plains, 50 miles northeast of Montgomery and 110 miles southwest of Atlanta. QUALIFICATIONS: A Ph. D. is required. The incumbent must have earned at least one degree in Wildlife Science or a closely related discipline, with a demonstrated interest in mammalian wildlife ecology and experience/expertise in forested landscapes, appropriate skills for university education, and the ability to interact and cooperate successfully with professional natural resource organizations, agencies, university faculty, and the public. RESPONSIBILITIES: Develop a vigorous, extramurally-funded research program that includes graduate students and addresses both basic and applied questions related to mammalian populations and communities in forested habitats. Assist with various duties in the administration of the Unit and respond to cooperators� requests for research and technical assistance. As a member of the graduate faculty, the incumbent will serve as graduate advisor to master of science and doctoral candidates and teach one graduate-level course per year in area of expertise. APPLICATION: This is a federally funded position at the GS-12 level (Research Wildlife Biologist GS-0486). The successful candidate will be an employee of the Cooperative Research Unit Program, Biological Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey selected via federal hiring procedures. Application procedures and a full listing of the job announcement is available at http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/wfjic/jobs/IC4712.HTM . CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by February 12, 1999. FOR MORE INFORMATION: SEE: http://www.ag.auburn.edu/~bgrand/ CONTACT: James (Barry) Grand, Leader Alabama Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit 331 Funchess Hall Auburn, AL 36849-5414 tele: 334-84-9237 fax: 334-844-9234 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker Division of Environmental Management & Design Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
