Climate change and landscape ecology graduate research positions at the University of Florida
I currently have 1-2 graduate positions available in my lab in the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (WEC) at the University of Florida. I anticipate potentially taking on 1 master’s student and 1 Ph.D. student starting Fall 2010. These positions will focus issues of climate change and landscape ecology, including adaptive monitoring of species and habitat change with ongoing climate change, species distribution/climate envelope modeling, and climate/biodiversity related decision support tools for adaptation strategies. The Ph.D. student will be co-advised by Dr. Frank Mazotti (UF Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center), while a second position is in collaboration with the Statistics Department and the Program in Fisheries (contingent on funding approval). Preferred applicants will be highly motivated, have strong quantitative skills, background in GIS, and competitive GPA/GRE scores. Students will be expected to not only work as part of a larger team to address objectives for funding agencies, but also develop their own research directions under the broad veil of landscape ecology, climate change, and conservation. If you are interested in pursuing a graduate degree with me as your advisor, please send me a CV, GRE scores and GPA, and a brief statement of your research interests, career goals, and why you would like to pursue a graduate degree in my lab prior to January 10 (email to: [email protected]). Please see the WEC Graduate Program website for more details on application procedures. Also consult the School of Natural Resources and the Environment at UF for other opportunities regarding graduate admission. For more information on my lab, see: http://plaza.ufl.edu/robert.fletcher/.
