PHD ASSISTANTSHIP IN COMMUNITY ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF UNGULATES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. I seek a highly-motivated and creative graduate student to study ongoing declines in populations of wild ungulates in the Laikipia District of central Kenya. The successful applicant will meld some combination of field experiments, long-term observations, and statistical modeling to investigate 1) how predation may interact with other processes (e.g., landscape change, disease) to drive population declines; and 2) how controlled livestock grazing in Laikipia might be employed proactively as a management tool to potentially ameliorate population declines. Ideally, the successful applicant will have experience with some combination of abundance estimation, camera trapping, occupancy modeling, and/or GIS/remote sensing methodologies. In addition, the successful applicant should have a competitive academic record (GPA > 3.5/4.0), good communication skills, and previous field experience working in remote locales. Funding is guaranteed for four years.
To inquire, please email a cover letter, CV, copies of transcripts and GRE scores, and names of three references to Dr. Jacob R. Goheen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia. Review of applications will begin December 10. Please respond off-list. Jacob R. Goheen Biological Sciences Building, Dept. of Zoology 6270 University Blvd. University of British Columbia Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 Phone: 604-822-4549 Fax: 604-822-2416 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.zoology.ubc.ca/~goheen/
