*PhD position at the University of Montana, Wildlife Biology Program*
The Eby lab at the University of Montana in Missoula is recruiting a
quantitatively oriented PhD student in the Wildlife Biology Program for
a collaborative project with Dr. Blake Hossack (U.S. Geological Survey).
Please visit the Wildlife Biology graduate page to learn more about the
program and the application process.
https://www.cfc.umt.edu/wbio/graduate/phd-wbio/default.php
This student will enter the program as a UM-BRIDGES PhD Fellow. The
UM-BRIDGES program is an NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program for
training interdisciplinary scientists. This fellowship will provide two
years of support. The student must be a US Citizen. Please check out the
Bridges website to learn more about the program and the admissions
procedures. http://www.umt.edu/bridges/default.php and admissions:
http://www.umt.edu/bridges/admissions/default.php
In addition to the Bridges Fellowship, the student will be funded on a
mix of TA support and RA support that Hossack and Eby have established.
The RA project (and therefore, parts of the dissertation) will be
focused on assessing the role studylength and life-history traits on the
reliability of management recommendations. The student will assume lead
field responsibility of an 18-yr capture-mark-recapture project focused
on Columbia Spotted Frogs in the Bitterroot Mountains, Montana. The
student is expected to design their own questions based on the existing
study system and to secure long-term data sets work from other
researchers and management agencies to meet project objectives.
Start Date: 08/01/2019
Last Date to Apply: 01/15/2019
Qualifications: Applicants who have completed a Master’s degree, have
interest an interdisciplinary training program, and have experience in
population modeling are encouraged to apply.
Interested students are encouraged to email Dr. Eby
(_lisa.eby@umontana.edu_) and Dr. Hossack (blake_hoss...@usgs.gov).
Please include a cover letter with a brief description of your research
interest, your CV, unofficial transcripts in your email, and GRE scores.
Note that applications for Fall 2019 admission to the Wildlife Biology
Program must be submitted by January 15th.
Contact: Dr. Lisa Eby, _lisa.eby@umontana.edu_,
Dr. Blake Hossack, blake_hoss...@usgs.gov