> Graduate Position: Ecological and genetic factors affecting lake > sturgeon recruitment > > A PhD graduate position is available beginning in January 2009 or as soon > as possible thereafter in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife of > Department of Zoology at Michigan State University (MSU). Funding is > available for 5 years to investigate ecological and genetic factors > associated with inter-annual variation in recruitment in long-lived > iteroparous lake sturgeon. The successful candidate will have access to an > extensive 8 year data base on adult breeding ecology, reproductive success > and larval recruitment of lake sturgeon in the Black River watershed in > Michigan. > > We seek a highly motivated individual with experience and desire to work in > both field and laboratory settings. Work will involve (a) in-stream work > with spawning adults and at the egg and larval stages, (b) common-garden > experiments to investigate environmental and genetic components of > variation embryonic and larval development in a newly constructed 3300 sq. > ft. stream-side research facility on the river, and (c) genetic analyses to > determine parentage to estimate inter-individual variation in reproductive > success. The successful candidate will work with a strong > inter-disciplinary team of researchers from MSU and the Michigan Department > of Natural Resources (MDNR) with backgrounds in evolutionary ecology, > biometry, and fisheries ecology management. > > Michigan State University is a large land-grant institution with an > outstanding faculty and inter-disciplinary programs at the departmental and > university levels. Interested applicants are encouraged to review > additional background on faculty (e.g., http://www.fw.msu.edu/~scribne3) > and graduate programs in Zoology (http://www.zoology.msu.edu), Fisheries > and Wildlife (http://www.fw.msu.edu/>http://www.fw.msu.edu) and in the > Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior (EEBB) program > (https://www.msu.edu/~eebb). > > Individuals interested in applying for this position should submit a > statement of interest, a CV, GRE scores and their cumulative GPA along with > names and contact information of three references to Dr. Kim Scribner. > Applications will be screen immediately upon arrival. Questions about > regarding the project can be addressed to Dr. Kim Scribner (MSU) at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (517-353-3288) or Dr. Ed Baker > (DNR) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] (906- 249-1611, > ext 309). > > > Kim T. Scribner, Professor > Department of Fisheries & Wildlife and > Department of Zoology > 13 Natural Resources Building > Michigan State University > East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1222 > tel: (517)-353-3288 (office) > (517)-432-4935 (lab) > fax: (517)-432-1699 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > website: http://www.fw.msu.edu/~scribne3/ >
