The Venturelli Lab in the Department of Biology at Ball State University is recruiting a motivated and creative Ph.D. student to join an international collaboration that is using data from angler smartphone apps and other digital media to complement conventional fisheries techniques and gain novel insights into recreational fisheries at multiple scales and locations (e.g., https://fishbrain.com/news-articles/scientificpartnership). The successful applicant is free to choose from a variety of topics including patterns of effort and catch, invasive species, conservation, human dimensions, socio-economics, and analytics. Two recent publications: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1080/03632415.2015.1049693. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/faf.12189.
The preferred candidate will have an M.Sc. in a relevant field at the time of appointment, be proficient with statistical and spatial software, have strong quantitative skills, and experience publishing in the peer-reviewed literature. Other assets include knowledge of human dimensions and experience with large data sets. Join the team beginning August 2019 through the Environmental Sciences Doctorate Program (https://www.bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/environmental-sciences). Funding includes a stipend of ~$25K per year, and a ~$10K fee remission benefit per year. Dedicated fees amount to ~$4K per year. The review of applications begins 5 November 2018. Open until filled. To apply, send a cover letter that outlines your interest and qualifications, a curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references to [email protected]
