Wanted: graduate student interested in butterfly ecology and
conservation to conduct research on two butterfly species (Mitoura
thornei and Lycaena hermes) in the San Diego area, including remote
locations on the California/Mexico border. Work will include
monitoring populations, mapping habitats, ecological experiments in
lab and field, as well as population genetics. Student will be part
of the Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology graduate program
at the University of Nevada, Reno, and will work in collaboration with
the Carlsbad office of the Fish and Wildlife Service in California.
Three years of funding may be available, starting in summer of 2009,
though resources have not yet been finalized. This research could
comprise a Master's project, or a significant portion of a Ph.D.
dissertation. Applicants should have field experience, particularly
under challenging conditions, as well as a general interest in work
with invertebrates.
Please submit (by email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]) a cover letter, CV, and
the names and email addresses of three references by Sep 1, 2008. I
will be at the Ecology meetings this August in Milwaukee, and will be
happy to meet there with interested students.
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Matthew L Forister
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology / MS 314
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, Nevada 89557
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E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Office phone: (775) 784 - 4053
Fax: (775) 784 - 1369
Cell: (775) 240 - 1652
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