Dear Colleagues-- Below and attached please find an advertisement for an MS student to use USGS GAP products to study effects of global environmental change on vertebrate species distributions. Please circulate.
Thanks, Jeff Hicke M.S. student opportunity in biogeography, conservation science, and global environmental change at the University of Idaho An M.S. graduate research assistantship is available to study global environmental change impacts on species distributions. The project will utilize state, regional, and/or national USGS Gap Analysis Program products (gapanalysis.nbii.gov) to quantify geographic patterns related to global environmental change and identify species and areas of concern. The candidate will help define the research topic; potential areas include climate change, land-use/land-cover change, changes in disturbance regimes, or other human influences on vertebrate species distributions in the United States. The ideal candidate will have a strong quantitative background in geography, ecology, biology, or a related field, with experience in geographic information systems and computer analysis. The Department of Geography has strengths in geographic information systems, remote sensing, and climate change and impacts. Local collaboration opportunities exist both within UI (such as with the College of Natural Resources) and outside UI (with the USGS National Gap Analysis Program and The Nature Conservancy). Funding begins Spring 2009. Interested persons should apply to the UI Department of Geography (www.scihome.uidaho.edu/geography); applications are currently being accepted. Informal inquires are encouraged; contact Dr. Jeffrey Hicke ([EMAIL PROTECTED]; 208-885-6240) for more information. -- Jeffrey Hicke Assistant Professor Department of Geography University of Idaho McClure Hall Room 305D Mailing Address: McClure Hall Room 203 PO Box 443021 Moscow, ID 83844-3021 Phone: 208-885-6240 Fax: 208-885-2855 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.uidaho.edu/~jhicke
