Graduate opportunities in Quantitative Ecology with John Fieberg, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota.
I am looking for one or more students interested in quantitative ecology to join my lab. Potential research projects include (but are not limited to) the following: 1. Development of a modeling/decision analysis framework for managing shallow lakes in Minnesota. 2. Methods to extend the model-based sightability modeling framework (see Fieberg, J., M. Alexander, S. Tse, and K. St. Clair. 2013. Abundance estimation with sightability data: a Bayesian data augmentation approach. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 4:854864.) to allow consideration of: a) multi-year survey data; b) measurement error associated with group sizes; or c) a spatially-explicit or habitat-based modeling framework. 3. A comparative study of non-parametric approaches to modeling spatio- temporal patterns in the risk of mortality. To assess the overlap in our interests, and your competitiveness for admission to our program, please send a SINGLE document to [email protected], containing: 1. A letter describing your background and research interests, particularly as it relates to statistical/quantitative ecology. Why are you interested in coming to the University of Minnesota and, more specifically, working with me? 2. A CV, including a list of relevant courses, GPA, and GRE scores 3. Contact information (name, email, phone number) for three references Although I will continue to screen applicants, please try to submit this information by November 15, 2013 for greatest consideration. For more information about the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, see: http://fwcb.cfans.umn.edu/index.htm For more information on my research interests and background, see: https://sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/fieberg-lab/
