MS assistantship prairie streams — Wyoming Cooperative Research Unit
The Walters Lab at the University of Wyoming Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit is seeking applications for a funded master’s student (12-month stipend of $2000/month plus benefits & tuition waiver). The student will lead a project to identify threshold responses of stream aquatic assemblages to environmental gradients. The project will include analysis of publicly available stream datasets and field validation across a gradient of sites in Wyoming and Nebraska.
The successful candidate will work closely with a group of researchers across several universities. The successful candidate will also oversee study design, field technician hiring and supervision, data management and analysis, and preparation of manuscripts for peer-reviewed publication. The Walters Lab is committed to increasing the representation of traditionally excluded groups and fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive research lab at the University of Wyoming.
To apply: Please send (via email attachment) the following materials (ideally aggregated in one file) to Annika Walters (annika.walters@uwyo.edu): 1) Letter articulating interest in the project and highlighting relevant experience, 2) a CV, 3) names/contact info for three references, and 4) transcript with GPA. Candidates should not initially submit a complete application package to the university unless contacted to do so. Review of applications will begin 9 September 2024 and continue until filled.
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in fisheries, ecology, biology, or a related field. Anticipated start date is January 2025.