Estoy buscando un@ estudiante de doctorado para que trabaje conmigo en un proyecto de rapaces en Puerto Rico. Lo ideal sería que el/la estudiante pudiera comenzar en enero 2011 cosa de poder tomar algunos cursos y organizarse para una temporada de campo que será de unos 18-20 meses. Sin embargo, puedo esperar hasta mayo-junio. A seguir el anuncio en castellano antiguo:
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP
A Ph.D. research assistantship will be available spring/summer 2011 to study distribution, abundance and habitat relationships of the Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) and the endangered Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus vennator) in the Luquillo Mountains and the Cordillera Central of Puerto Rico. This study will examine hypotheses related to the population and landscape ecology of tropical oceanic island raptors. Results of this research are linked to restoration strategies for the critically endangered Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata). This project will provide the successful applicant opportunities to develop and apply field techniques as well as advanced statistical analysis and other quantitative skills.
QUALIFICATIONS: Graduate studies will lead to a Ph.D. in Forest Resources (Wildlife Science) at Mississippi State University. Completion of M.S. in zoology, ecology, conservation biology, wildlife management or related field. Upper percentile undergraduate and graduate course transcripts and GRE scores required. Applicants with knowledge of raptor survey techniques, distance sampling, occupancy modeling, and/or landscape habitat modeling are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will work with field technicians recruited from local universities in Puerto Rico. Working knowledge of Spanish desirable, but not required. Field research will be conducted in the El Yunque National Forest, located in the Luquillo Mountains, and the Maricao Forest, located in the Cordillera Central of Puerto Rico.
SALARY: $21,000 including tuition and fringe benefits
APPLICATION: I will begin reviewing applications upon receipt; the desired start date is January 2011. Send resume including copy of academic transcripts, GRE scores, and 3 references to Dr. Francisco J. Vilella at fvilella@cfr.msstate.edu. For more information on our graduate program please visit http://www.cfr.msstate.edu/wildlife/index.asp
by: Sandra