Date Submitted: | December 09, 2005 |
Title: | M.S. Research Assistantship (Muskrat Populations in Northern Wetlands) |
Category: | Wildlife |
Name: | Iowa State University |
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Location: | Saskatchewan River Delta in northern Manitoba |
Degree: | BS |
Other: | The most competitive applicant would be interested in population dynamics and wetland ecology, and field experience trapping mammals, wetland sampling, and working in remote locations. Applicants with GPA >3.5 and GRE scores totaling >1300+5.0 will be most competitive for special Graduate Fellowships which often provide higher stipend. Canadian citizens are encouraged to apply. |
Misc: | The most likely scenario is admission in 2007, either January or August, supported by a teaching assistantship during the first academic year, followed by research assistantship thereafter. |
Type: | Assistantship |
Documentation Needed: | Potential applicants are encouraged to send a brief cover letter and CV as a single attachment to the email address below. See the instructions for application on the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology http://www.grad-college.iastate.edu/EEB/ web page. |
Contact Address: | William R. Clark, Ph.D.,
Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology,
Iowa State University,
253 Bessey Hall,
Ames, IA 50011
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Description: | I am seeking graduate applications at the M.S. level to participate in research on the wetland ecology of the Saskatchewan River Delta in northern Manitoba. The project will be a joint effort with scientists from the Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research of Ducks Unlimited Canada. Researchers will study the effects of altered hydrology and water level management on aquatic vegetation, water chemistry, fish, and muskrats. The Saskatchewan River Delta is the largest inland delta in North America and one of the most productive wetland landscapes on the continent. Yet it has also been substantially altered by irrigation and hydroelectric developments. The student will be expected to develop a project on muskrats that fits into the design framework developed by the principal investigators. I am a population ecologist, as you'll see from my web page www.eeob.iastate.edu/faculty/ClarkW/homepage.html. |
Salary: | Currently seeking funding that would begin in fall 2006. |
Benefits: | Stipend next year will be about $18,000 per year plus scholarship support for one half of resident tuition. |
Deadline: | Until filled |
