SOCIO-SPATIAL STRUCTURE OF WHITE-TAILED DEER POPULATIONS AND LOCAL-SCALE MANAGEMENT
Description: The Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University invites applications for a doctoral research assistantship to investigate the socio-spatial genetics of white-tailed deer in suburban environments. Special emphasis will be placed on implications of spatial arrangement of deer social groups to the management of overabundant deer at the local neighborhood scale within larger residential communities. This work will be paired with an ongoing investigation of the landscape and socio-economic factors that predict which communities are most likely to experience deer problems. We anticipate that this research will lead to significant shifts in the thinking about how to cost-effectively manage deer populations in urban and suburban environments. The work will be done in partnership with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Qualifications: Applicants must have an MS degree in biology, wildlife, ecology, forestry or related field. Academic requirements include strong GRE scores and GPA. Financial Support: $20,000 stipend per year plus tuition and health benefits Start Date: Expected start date is August 1, 2012. Contact: Dr. William Porter, Boone and Crockett Chair of Wildlife Conservation, or Dr. Amy Dechen Quinn with the Quantitative Wildlife Laboratory, Michigan State University e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; http://www.fw.msu.edu/~qwl/ Amy Dechen Quinn, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Quantitative Wildlife Laboratory Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Department of Fisheries and Wildlife 13 Natural Resources East Lansing, Michigan 48824
