Title: MSC/PHD POSITION ON MOOSE SPATIAL DYNAMICS IN THE SOUTHERN RANGE Agency: Trent University
Location: Ontario, Canada Job Description: We are conducting a large-scale study designed to identify factors affecting the distribution and abundance of moose in their southern range, with specific emphasis on understanding limits to moose numbers in southeastern Ontario. Our underlying hypothesis is that habitat fragmentation, combined with high mortality, act to curtail moose population growth. We seek a student to examine the population and spatial ecology of animals within the Algonquin Provincial Park ecosystem, via telemetry of radioed adult moose. This project may also involve developing an individual-based, spatially-explicit model of moose population connectivity and viability in the southern range. We currently have >70 radioed moose (GPS and VHF) in the study with an additional 25 GPS collar deployments occurring in January 2007. The student will join a broad team of students/researchers already working on this project. Qualifications: We seek a highly-motivated student with a degree in Biology/Ecology, strong scientific background and quantitative skills, appropriate field or technical skills, and a demonstrated ability and desire to publish research findings. We prefer to have the student begin in January 2007, but no later than May 2007. This project involves collaboration between Trent University, University of Toronto, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, and University of Massachusetts. Interested applicants should submit, ASAP, a cover letter, CV, unofficial transcripts, and names of 3 references to: Dennis Murray ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Salary: Grad stipend Last date to apply: November 24, 2006 Links: http://people.trentu.ca/dennismurray
