*Funded Masters Student position in prairie restoration and environmental
education*
*Eastern Washington University, Biology Department*
We are recruiting a M.S. student to work on a funded project on
prairie restoration at Eastern Washington University beginning in *September
2018 *(this fall). The position is to work on EWU’s Palouse Prairie Region
Restoration, in which 150 acres of University land will be converted from
wheat production to native Palouse prairie vegetation. The position is
funded for one year through an environmental education grant. Duties of
this position include assisting and coordinating environmental education
and community outreach activities, including field trips to Palouse
remnants and the restoration site, collecting background data on the
restoration site, cultivating native plants for the restoration, and
drafting interpretative signs about the project. Community participants
will range in age from pre-school to seniors. Planting of the restoration
will begin in fall 2019.
Current funding for the position includes a stipend for one
year, including summer, and tuition waiver for Washington State residents
(out-of-state tuition would be about $5000 per quarter after the waiver).
Health insurance and benefits are included. Students would be encouraged to
apply for Graduate Service Appointments for a second year of funding.
Eastern Washington University is located ~15 minutes from
Spokane, WA in the beautiful Inland Northwest, with a diversity of nearby
natural habitats and outdoor recreational opportunities, including the
Selkirk Range of the Rocky Mountains. EWU's Biology M.S. students have a
broad range of interests, but many focus on ecology or natural resource
management. Many of our graduates work in natural resource management or
continue to Ph.D. programs.
Those interested in the position should send a letter of
interest and CV or resume to Justin Bastow (jbas...@ewu.edu) or Robin
O’Quinn (roqu...@ewu.edu) ASAP (no later than August 17, 2018).
More information about the Biology M.S. program, including
faculty, current students, curriculum, and application procedures can be
found at:
http://www.ewu.edu/CSHE/Programs/Biology/Biology-Degrees/MS-Biology.xml
More information about EWU Biology faculty, including research interests,
can be found at:
http://www.ewu.edu/cstem/programs/biology/biology-faculty-and-staff
