I'd like to pass along two separate RA opportunities for 2011 at the University of Nevada, Reno. Please share with colleagues/students/friends. Thank you.
------- #1 Graduate research assistant position: Conservation biogeography A graduate research assistant position is available starting summer 2011 with Professor Thomas Albright in the Laboratory for Conservation Biogeography at the University of Nevada, Reno. This is an extremely flexible opportunity to support student-driven research in conservation biogeography, ecoclimatology, remote sensing, and/or landscape ecology. Students can pursue Masters or Ph.D. degrees in Geography (http://www.unr.edu/geography/) or a Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology (http://environment.unr.edu/eecb/). For more information on the Laboratory for Conservation Biogeography and Professor Albright, please see http://wolfweb.unr.edu/~talbright/LCB. Qualifications: - Background in geography, biology, natural resources, or related disciplines - Strong communication and independent working skills - Excellent academic credentials - Great research ideas - Experience with any of the following highly desirable: GIS, remote sensing, scientific computing/programming, statistics, spatial analysis, species distribution modeling, eco-informatics, conservation genetics If interested, please prepare a single PDF or rtf document entitled [lastname].pdf or [lastname].rtf containing: - Cover letter highlighting your academic/professional background/goals and outlining your research interests - Resume/CV - Copies of transcripts (unofficial ok) - GRE scores and percentiles, if available - Names/contacts of three references Send document to talbright [at] unr.edu by 1 January 2011. Please note that an application to UNR graduate school and Geography or EECB will be required before 1 February 2011. Instructions available on the websites provided above. ------ #2 Graduate research assistant position: Paleoecology – Reconstructing fire and vegetation history in the Sierra Nevada Range, California A graduate research assistant position is available starting summer 2011 with Professor Scott Mensing in the Department of Geography at the University of Nevada, Reno. Funding is available for a PhD student interested in using pollen and charcoal analysis and fire scars to reconstruct vegetation and fire history in Sequoia National Forest, southern Sierra Nevada and compare this with Native American land use history. We will collect sediment cores from lakes and meadows and use pollen and charcoal analysis to reconstruct vegetation and fire history during the last 4,000 years. Fire history during the last 200 to 300 years will be reconstructed from fire-scarred trees near the core sites to establish recent fire dynamics. The project will also use existing archeological evidence to document the arrival and distribution of Native Americans across the region of study. This research assistantship is part of a larger NSF funded project (please see the published abstract on the NSF website - http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0964261). Funding is available for three years, renewable each year pending adequate progress towards the PhD. Master’s degree required. Prior experience with pollen analysis is not required; however a good background in ecology and/or paleoecology is preferred. If interested, please contact Scott Mensing, Department of Geography, University of Nevada, Reno for further information ([email protected]). An application to UNR graduate school and Geography will be required before 1 February 2011 (http://www.unr.edu/geography/). Thomas P. Albright Assistant Professor Laboratory for Conservation Biogeography Department of Geography & Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology University of Nevada, Reno 104A Mackay Science Hall MS0154 Reno, NV 89557-0154 tel: +1 775-784-6673 fax: +1 775-784-1058 e-mail: [email protected] http://www.unr.edu/geography/faculty/talbright.html http://wolfweb.unr.edu/~talbright/LCB
