Greetings all, I am forwarding this Ph.D announcement for Dr. Jim Sedinger. All interested parties should contact Dr. Sedinger directly using the contact information listed below.
Cheers, - Dan --------- Ph.D. Position, Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology Program, University of Nevada Reno. I am seeking a Ph.D. student to work on a long-term study of Black Brant geese at the Tutakoke River colony in western Alaska. The Tutakoke River Black Brant project is in its 29th year. Principal goals of the project include understanding evolution of life histories, understanding population biology of brant and understanding the role of brant in the coastal ecosystem of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta on the Bering Sea coast in western Alaska. This project also provides key demographic data used for the management and conservation of the Pacific brant population. Recent publications by Ph.D. students on this project include: Nicolai and Sedinger. 2012. J. Animal Ecol. 81:788-797; Nicolai and Sedinger. 2012. J. Animal Ecol. 81:798-805; Nicolai et al. 2012. Behav. Ecol. 23:643-648; Singer et al. 2012. Auk 129:239-246; Lemons et al. 2012. J. Avian Biol. 43:445-453; Lemons et al. 2011. Behav. Ecol. 22:696-700; Lemons et al. 2011. J. Avian Biol. 42:282-288; Sedinger et al. 2011. Am. Nat. 178:E110-123; Sedinger and Nicolai 2011. Condor 113:511-517; Fondell et al. 2011. J. Wildl. Manage. 75:101-108; Nicolai et al. 2008. Wilson J. Ornithol. 120:755-766; Sedinger et al. 2007. J. Wildl. Manage. 71:496-506. Former Ph.D. students are university faculty employed by the U.S. Geological Survey as research scientists, or by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Students work with what will be a 34 year data set, that includes complete histories of thousands of individuals and their offspring. Students will conduct field work at the Tutakoke River field site (See http://www.ag.unr.edu/sedinger/photos.aspx#TutakokeBrantProject/1) from mid-April through late July. Students will be part of the Ecology Evolution and Conservation Biology (EECB) Graduate Program, an interdisciplinary program including faculty from the Biology, Natural Resources and Environmental Science, and Geography Departments at the University of Nevada Reno. Students should have a strong interest in life-history evolution, population biology or grazing ecosystems, enjoy field work and be in excellent physical condition. Stipend, health insurance and 80% of tuition costs are provided. Contact Jim Sedinger ([email protected]) with questions. Apply directly to EECB (http://environment.unr.edu/eecb/) with copies to me.
