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Opportunity Description:
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Texas A&M University, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries offers a 2-=20
year Graduate Research Assistant position, available to begin August =20
2006. The successful candidate will have a strong academic record and =20
research interests in collaboration with a multidisciplinary project =20
in conservation science. The position is ideal for a student with a =20
social science background wishing to work in the field of =20
conservation biology, who is seeking cross-training in the natural =20
sciences. Experience in theory and skills of naturalistic inquiry are =20
desirable.
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Funded by the National Science Foundation, this research focuses on =20
how science policy is mediated in land conservation associated with =20
land trusts. A central question is how local, regional and global =20
perspectives on biodiversity become linked in the place-based =20
settings associated with protected areas. This place-based research =20
strategy is a logical extension of landscape approaches to =20
understanding behavioral ecology of animal populations. The research =20
team is led by an applied anthropologist and a conservation =20
biologist, who is cross-trained in behavioral ecology and cognitive =20
sciences. The assistant will be expected to complete a graduate =20
research project coordinated with one aspect of the research question.
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The position requires enrollment in the graduate program at the =20
Master's level, with flexibility for advancement pending successful =20
competition for a fellowship or other matching funds. The student =20
will receive a stipend, benefits and tuition. To apply, send letter =20
of interest, resume, transcripts and three letters of reference to =20
the contact person listed below (email encouraged). Review of =20
candidates will begin in May.
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Dr. J.M. Packard
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas 77845-2258
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Fran Gelwick
Mexican American and U.S. Latino Research Associate Professor
Section of Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Systematics
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
2258 TAMUS
Old Herman Heep Lab Bldg. Rm 216
College Station, TX 77843-2258
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PH: 979-862-4172
FX: 979-845-4096
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://malrc.tamu.edu/
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