Graduate student position in stream fish ecology at the University of Wyoming. Student will have flexibility to develop their own project ideas with two broad areas: longitudinal changes in food webs along river ecosystems in the Rocky Mountain region and factors that limit the upstream distribution of warmwater fishes in Rocky Mountain streams. The food web analysis will use stable isotopes to determine how niche space is partitioned with the longitudinal addition of fish species that is common in mountain stream ecosystems. The distribution of warmwater fishes will focus on the role of temperature versus other factors in determining current fish distributions and how those distributions might change with climate warming.
Interested students should send a cover letter with statement of research interests, CV, transcripts, GRE scores, and contact info for 3 references to Dr. Frank Rahel at [email protected]. Weblink: http://www.uwyo.edu/frahel/. Salary is $21,600/yr plus tuition and benefits. Start date is 08/15/2015. Qualifications: Doctoral student with a Masters degree preferred but will consider outstanding Masters students. Previous experience with some aspect of fish ecology desirable. GPA ≥ 3.4 and GRE scores ≥ 70%.
