M.S. Assistantship available at Eastern Kentucky University to work on the population ecology of a federally endangered plant species, Running Buffalo Clover. The largest cluster of populations for this species is located at the nearby Bluegrass Army Depot (5 miles from campus) and EKU has been involved with population monitoring for the past decade. The successful applicant will work on a funded project and lead a field crew to study management strategies, and will be expected to develop a thesis on a related topic. Applicants must be able to pass a background check to work on a military installation and have a driver's license. Applicants must be able to start this summer, preferably in April, but by early May at the latest. An official application must be submitted to the EKU graduate school (http://gradschool.eku.edu/) by March 1. As a preliminary application, please send a brief cover letter email along with your GRE scores, GPA, and a resume (all in a single document) to Dr. Jennifer Koslow ([email protected]) or Dr. David Brown ([email protected]).
Jennifer Koslow, PhD Assistant Professor of Plant Ecology Department of Biological Sciences Eastern Kentucky University 521 Lancaster Avenue Richmond, KY 40475 office: Moore 339 phone: 859-622-6258 [email protected] http://people.eku.edu/koslowj/
