M.S. or Ph.D. ASSISTANTSHIP

at Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis

Location:
Barro Colorado Nature Monument, Panama and Corvallis, Oregon

Job Type:
Student

Job Description:
M.S. or Ph.D. ASSISTANTSHIP available to study bird community in Barro Colorado Nature Monument, Panama. A graduate assistantship through the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, is available to a highly qualified student. The student will work with Dr. Douglas Robinson on community surveys aimed at understanding long-term patterns of change on Barro Colorado Island and in neighboring forest remnants. Support will be through teaching assistantships in our distance education (on-line) program and through a new state-wide bird survey project in Oregon. The student must have a demonstrated talent for identifying birds by ear and experience conducting point and transect surveys with distance estimation. Previous experience in the Neotropics is preferred. The successful applicant must be willing to live and work in hot and humid conditions, handle vine-tangled steep terrain with grace and humor, tolerate ticks and chiggers, and maintain a high level of enthusiasm for field work as well as record keeping, data analyses, and writing. Experience in operation of small boats is helpful.

To Apply:
Additional information on our department can be found at http://fw.oregonstate.edu. To apply, send (in a single PDF) cover letter outlining your past experiences related to those described above, resumé with detailed history of work experiences with birds, GRE scores, copy of university transcripts, and email and phone numbers of 3 references to (EM: douglas.robinson AT oregonstate.edu). Oregon State University is an AA/EEO employer.