Graduate assistantship in population ecology
University of South Florida (Tampa, FL), Department of Integrative Biology
A graduate assistantship in population ecology is available starting Fall semester, 2012, to work on our NSF-funded project on “Demographic heterogeneity in landscapes and communities.” Applicants to both our Ph.D. and our M.S. programs will be considered, but preference will be given to the former. The position is fully funded for 2 years. Beyond that time, there are normally a substantial number of teaching assistantships available in our department for well-qualified students.
We seek a motivated student to work on data analysis and demographic models of population growth and its components, using data from the long-term study of Florida scrub-jays at Archbold Biological Station (ABS). The graduate student will play a central role in developing and maintaining a database for use in the research, and in the development, coding, and evaluation of models for the population dynamics of this species, as well as in statistical analyses of the data. This is an unusual opportunity to dissect some major components of population dynamics in a natural population. The position presents an opportunity to interact with collaborating scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and ABS.
Qualifications: Applicants must exceed the requirements for admission to our graduate program. Quantitative skills and a background in population biology are important.
Salary & benefits: A stipend of $22,000 per calendar year, medical insurance per the University’s contract with the graduate student union, and full coverage of tuition (does not include fees).
About: USF is a large Research I university in Tampa, FL. Our department is growing and has a large active research program in ecology and related fields. Admission is competitive. Those in the Fox lab work on a range of problems in ecology and population biology. The student’s own research may involve these data and analyses, but need not do so; students in our lab choose their own research projects.
To apply: Send CV and GRE scores to Gordon Fox (gfox (at) usf (dot) edu). Advance informal inquiries are strongly encouraged.
Deadline: Review of applications will begin February 1, 2012.
