A PhD graduate student assistantship is available in Fall 2012 in the Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences at Texas A&M University. Sarah Hamers Lab studies disease emergence at the interface of human, domestic animal, and wildlife populations. I seek a PhD student to work on a new USFWS-funded project to assess health threats to the endangered Whooping Crane using non-invasive sampling and assessments of Sandhill Cranes as surrogates. The successful applicant will have flexibility in the formulation of original research questions and approaches. Fieldwork will begin in Fall 2012. Two years of support (stipend, tuition, insurance, and research support) are available with continued funding contingent on successful grants or fellowships acquired by the student and availability of teaching assistantships.
Required qualifications: BS in wildlife sciences, ecology, biology, biomedical sciences or a related field; excellent academic record; field and laboratory research experience. Preferred qualifications: MS in wildlife disease ecology; statistical expertise, publication record in peer-reviewed journals; teaching experience. Applicants with a DVM or MD and an interest in a research career are encouraged to apply. Applicants should submit a single file that includes a cover letter (indicate available start date, research experiences, and professional goals), CV, contact information for 3 references, unofficial transcripts, and GRE scores to Dr. Sarah A. Hamer ([email protected]) with Crane Graduate Student Assistantship as the email subject. Review of applicants will begin May 1. For more about the project and Sarah Hamers Lab, please visit: http://vetmed.tamu.edu/faculty/hamer-lab
