Information for students pasted in below. Website: http://biodiversity.tamu.edu
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>><><><><><><><><><><><><>><><><><><><><><><><><><> > >****** NSF IGERT-Applied Biodiversity Science Opportunity****** > >Participating faculty in ten departments at Texas A&M University >would like to encourage prospective doctoral students to apply to the new Integrated Graduate Education and Research Traineeship >"Applied Biodiversity Science: Bridging Ecology, Culture and Governance." > >The vision of Applied Biodiversity Science (ABS) is to achieve >integration between biodiversity research and on-the-ground >conservation practices. Three pillars support the program: (1) >integrated research in biological and social sciences; (2) >cross-disciplinary research and collaboration with conservation >institutions and actors in the field, and (3) application of >conservation theory to practice. > >Research teams of faculty mentors and students, in collaboration >with international partners, will develop complementary >dissertations related to two research themes: (A) Ecological >Functions and Biodiversity; and (B) Communities and Governance. The ABS-IGERT will produce scientists prepared to understand ecological functions of local ecosystems, and also the activities and needs of surrounding communities in wider social, economic, and political contexts. > >The NSF-IGERT Program Traineeships include a $30,000 stipend per >year plus $10,500 toward cost of education (tuition, fees, health insurance, and other benefits) and some funding for field research. > >Please consult the ABS website (http://biodiversity.tamu.edu) for more information on how to apply and to identify potential advisors. > ><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>><><><><><><><><><><><><>><><><><><><><><><><><><> > >Lee A. Fitzgerald >Associate Professor and Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles >Section of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology >Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences >Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2258 >http://herpetology.tamu.edu >voice: 979-845-5777 > >Co-Director (PI) >Applied Biodiversity Science NSF-IGERT >Now accepting students >http://biodiversity.tamu.edu -- Michael L. Treglia Graduate Student Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Texas A&M University (917)841-5603 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
