Two graduate assistantships (M.S.) are available beginning in June, 2011
to work in South Africa on applied behavioral ecology of African buffalo
and bushpigs, in the context of human-wildlife conflict.These two
positions are grant-funded and include a stipend, partial tuition
waiver, housing while in South Africa, and a food allowance while in
South Africa.
Both positions will begin during summer, 2010, with the field season
extending through most of the remaining calendar year.
Successful graduate students in this program *must*:
have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (you cannot be
admitted as a graduate student without your undergraduate degree),
have acceptable GRE scores and GPA (WKU's /minimum/ for Biology is 1050
v+q),
have a valid U.S. passport,
provide excellent references,
have no health issues that would interfere with months of fieldwork away
from medical facilities,
be in good physical condition (strenuous hiking, lifting of heavy
weights may be required),
possess a valid U.S. driver's license,
have the ability to work alone or in small teams,
pass a criminal background check (required by the state of Kentucky),
be tobacco-free for field work.
We prefer applicants that:
have demonstrated successful international experience,
can work with minimal supervision,
embrace cultural experiences,
can drive manual transmission, 4X4 vehicles,
have experience with ATVs and off-road motorcycles,
enjoy messing about with electronics,
and have excellent written and verbal communications skills in standard
English.
Before making formal application to Western Kentucky University,
potential applicants should directly contact either
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> or
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> .
To learn more about our program, please visit http://www.wku.edu
<http://www.wku.edu/>and http://bioweb.wku.edu <http://bioweb.wku.edu/> .
Western Kentucky University does not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age,
religion, or marital status in admission to career and technical
education programs and/or activities, or employment practices in
accordance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title
IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Revised 1992, and the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990.
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Michael Stokes, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
Department of Biology
Western Kentucky University
[email protected]
bioweb.wku.edu/stokes
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