Student Opportunity Announcements
PhD Assistantship, Large River Foodweb Ecology
We are seeking applicants with a strong background or
interest in food web- and production-ecology of streams and
rivers. The student will develop a dissertation project related
to food web quantification in the Yellowstone and Missouri
Rivers in eastern Montana. Research will be conducted in the
context of understanding the efficacy and limits to stocking of
endangered Pallid Sturgeon. The student will be based in the
laboratory of Dr. Wyatt Cross (www.montana.edu/wcross), but
will work closely with Dr. Christopher Guy
(www.montana.edu/mtcfru/Guy/cguy.htm), agency biologists
and managers, and another PhD student focusing on
population dynamics of Pallid Sturgeon. Fieldwork will involve
long hours, driving large vehicles and motorboats, and
strenuous sampling under potentially adverse weather
conditions.
The student will be largely supported by a research
assistantship (~$18-20,000/yr plus tuition waiver), but
teaching is also likely. To learn more about the Department of
Ecology and our graduate program please visit:
http://www.montana.edu/ecology/. Applicants with a
master’s degree are highly preferred.
To apply, please send a brief letter of interest, a resume, GRE
scores, GPA, and a writing example to: Dr. Wyatt Cross at
wyatt.cross@montana.edu. The position is available beginning
in Fall of 2012, but January 2013 will be considered.
Application review will begin April 1 2012.