Title: Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistantship Agency: Environmental and Forest Biology, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Location: Syracuse, NY Job Description: One Graduate Assistantship will be available to start in August 2013 to work on New England Cottontail (a Candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act) and Eastern Cottontail interactions, demography, and habitat associations. Graduate research will focus on radio-telemetry and population genetics-based studies of dispersal, survival, recruitment, and habitat use of the two species. Successful applicant will teach for two fall semesters and be supported on a Graduate Research Assistantship for two spring semesters and two full years. The most qualified applicants will have strong wildlife field skills, experience using molecular techniques, and strong demonstrated skills in data analysis. Duties will include writing study plans, implementing cottontail trapping and telemetry surveys, habitat sampling, genetic sampling and analyses, supervising technicians and undergraduate assistants, and preparing reports and presentations for scientific audiences. Qualifications: Applicants must have a M.S. in Wildlife, Conservation Biology, Biology, or similar area. Experience with field studies, including trapping and handling, of small or medium-sized mammals and molecular techniques is highly desirable. Interested applicants should submit the following: letter of interest, names and contact information of three references, unofficial transcripts, GRE scores, and CV to: Dr. Jonathan Cohen or Dr. Sadie Ryan. Selected applicants will need to apply to the SUNY ESF Graduate School before acceptance. Application emails: [email protected]; [email protected] Salary: Teaching assistantship for first two fall semesters, research assistantship (starting $20,000/yr) first two spring semesters and final two years, tuition waiver, health benefits Last Date to apply: March 10, 2013 Contact: Dr. Jonathan Cohen ([email protected]) and Dr. Sadie Ryan ([email protected]). E-mail: [email protected](Preferred) Phone: 315-470-6763 (Cohen); 315-470-6757 (Ryan) [We are also still accepting applications to an MS position on this project: please see http://sadieryan.weebly.com/nec-ms-ad.html]
