------ Forwarded Message From: AnnHild <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 16:47:17 -0600 To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Conversation: Grad assistantships available Subject: Grad assistantships available
Please post: Graduate Assistantships in Invasion Ecology TWO graduate student research assistantships are available to support a M.S. or Ph.D. student in the Department of Renewable Resources at the University of Wyoming. Successful candidates will investigate the relationship of weed encroachment to native populations in northern and central Great Plains grassland communities. This research project is a funded by a national grant to the University of Wyoming from the DOD, EPA and DOE . Course work will be completed at the University of Wyoming and can result in degrees in Rangeland Ecology, Restoration or UW¹s new Program in Ecology. Field invasion sites are in Wyoming, Idaho and Colorado, and lab and greenhouse projects are in Laramie. Students with interest in plant evolution are preferred. Required: The successful applicant is expected to be energetic, highly motivated, capable of pursuing innovative research questions and able to work for extended periods under field conditions, in greenhouse and lab settings. Applicant must be able to take initiative and possess good written and interpersonal communication skills. Preferred skills: Undergraduate degree and field experience in terrestrial plant ecology, weed science, botany, rangeland ecology, or related fields.One candidate should have interest and experience with plant genetics or greenhouse germination experiments. Another candidate should be field and greenhouse oriented, and interested in designed competitive grow-out experiments. M.S. in botany, rangeland ecology or related field desired for PhD applicants. Stipend for 9 month academic year, and a summer stipend, tuition and continuous health insurance are provided. Assistantship can begin as soon assumer 2006. Fax or email a resume, copies of your GRE Scores and transcripts directly to: Dr. Ann Hild, Department of Renewable Resources, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071. Direct inquiries to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------ End of Forwarded Message
