The Fisheries Management and Ecology Lab at South Dakota State University has two openings for M.S. and Ph.D. students to start in 2014.
Active areas of research in the lab include native and introduced fishes, and applied and experimental fisheries management and ecology. Potential projects: 1) Population dynamics and community ecology in prairie streams. Estimate recruitment, growth, and mortality of sportfish species (channel catfish, northern pike, and walleye) and prey fish species (flathead chub, western silvery minnow, and sand shiner) in western South Dakota tributaries to the Missouri River, and 2) Contribution of Missouri River reservoir embayments to fish populations. Use otolith microchemistry to estimate natal source and movement of Missouri River reservoir fishes with a focus on Hipple Lake, Lake Sharpe. South Dakota State University has an excellent graduate program in Fisheries with 6 dedicated faculty and 80+ graduate students affiliated with the Department of Natural Resource Management (http://www.sdstate.edu/nrm/index.cfm). The 2013 Ph.D. G.R.A. stipend was $21,609. Full consideration for both positions will be given until January 31, 2014. Contact/Email: Katie Bertrand [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> or Brian Graeb [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> or Mark Fincel [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>, and send CV, GRE scores, transcripts (undergraduate and master's degrees if interested in PhD position), and a brief statement of research interests.
