| Listing for Job Number: 3870 Job: Wild Turkey Habitat Use and Foraging Behavior In Wild Blueberry Agrosystems Graduate Research Assistantship |
Date Submitted: | January 14, 2006 |
Title: | Wild Turkey Habitat Use and Foraging Behavior In Wild Blueberry Agrosystems Graduate Research Assistantship |
Category: | Wildlife |
Name: | University of Maine |
Term Length: | Available Sept. 2006 |
Location: | Maine |
Degree: | BS |
Other: | A degree in ecology, wildlife science, or related field and experience in wildlife research are preferred. A 3.0 GPA and 1100 GRE score (math and verbal score combined) are the minimum academic requirements, but successful applicants to the EES graduate program typically have a GPA >3.3 and some work experience in ecological or related fields. Coursework or experience in wildlife damage issues, agriculture or entomology would be helpful but is not required. This position requires regular travel to field sites, living at an off-campus location during summers, and rigorous fieldwork. A valid drivers license is required. |
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Type: | Internship |
Documentation Needed: | If you would like to be considered for this position, please send a cover letter, resume, and names (with addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses) of three references to the address below. Please do NOT submit information by email. |
Contact Address: | Dr. David Yarborough, Department of Plant, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, 414 Deering Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469
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Description: | A graduate research assistantship is available in September 2006 for a student to pursue a Master of Science degree in Ecology and Environmental Science (EES) at the University of Maine. This is an interdisciplinary research project involving the Department of Plant, Soil, and Environmental Sciences (PSE) and the Department of Wildlife Ecology (WE). The student will be co-advised by faculty in both departments (Dr. David Yarborough [PSE], Dr. Frederick Servello [WE]). This position will provide a stipend and tuition waiver for a graduate student to study wild turkey activity and its effects on wild blueberry production in Maine. Student research will focus on turkey use of blueberry fields for foraging and ascertain effects on blueberry production. Other potential research includes studies on the relative use of habitats in this system and effects of turkey foraging on invertebrate populations in blueberry fields. Project scope will depend on the future availability of external funding. The research will entail cooperative interaction with wild blueberry growers, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, and other professionals. The wild blueberry industry is a major agricultural sector in Maine with 60,000 acres in the state, and the expanding wild turkey population in Maine and their use of wild blueberry fields by turkeys has raised concerns about crop losses.
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Salary: | annual (12-month) stipend of $15,000 and a waiver of tuition |
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Deadline: | The review of applications will begin 1 March 2006 and will continue until a qualified candidate is |
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