| Listing for Job Number: 3871 Job: RELATIONSHIPS OF SNOWSHOE HARE AND CANADA LYNX TO HARVESTING OF THE ACADIAN FOREST PHD RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP |
Date Submitted: | January 14, 2006 |
Title: | RELATIONSHIPS OF SNOWSHOE HARE AND CANADA LYNX TO HARVESTING OF THE ACADIAN FOREST PHD RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP |
Category: | Wildlife |
Name: | University of Maine |
Term Length: | Starting May 2006 |
Location: | Maine |
Degree: | MS |
Other: | We are looking for a student with strong interests in hare and lynx ecology, forestry, and the modeling of species-habitat relationships. Excellent quantitative and communication skills, outstanding references, and a strong academic record are required. Experience in one or more of the following areas are preferred: habitat modeling, GIS, remote sensing, statistics, and conducting/supervising wildlife field studies in remote locations. Satisfactory GPA (3.0) and GRE scores (1,800 from V + M + A) are required to enter the graduate program in Wildlife Ecology at the University of Maine. |
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Type: | Assistantship |
Documentation Needed: | A formal application, recommendation letters, and GRE scores should be submitted to The Graduate School: http://www.umaine.edu/graduate/default.htm. Applicants should also send a cover letter and vitae to the principal investigators indicating their inte |
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Description: | We are recruiting for a Ph. D. graduate student, starting no later than 1 May 2006 2006, to evaluate the effects of natural populations change (i.e., cycles), natural succession, and forest harvesting on changes in hare populations; quantify the effect of edge zones between high- and low-density hare habitat on the landscape-scale densities of hares; and to assess the effects of landscape-level hare densities on the characteristics (e.g., size) of lynx home ranges. On this last objective, the student will be working closely with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW). In addition to working closely with the MDIFW, the student will be cooperating with a variety of University personnel in addition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and with forest industry. This research is funded by the Maine Cooperative Forestry Research Unit, the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, the University of Maine, the Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (MCFWRU), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Salary: | Research assistantship $16000/yr |
Benefits: | tuition and health benefits provided |
Deadline: | February 1, 2006 |
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