Natural Resources Job Board

1 PhD graduate assistantship and 2 MS graduate assistantship are available under the supervision of Dr. Charles Randklev and Dr. Roel Lopez in the Texas A&M Natural Resource Institute and Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management. The PhD assistantship will focus on evaluating population dynamics for rare species to inform recovery efforts. The first MS assistantship will focus on evaluating mussel growth using lab and field-based methods. The second MS assistantship will focus on testing lethal and sublethal temperature tolerance to inform environmental flow efforts.

 

Funding for this project is from state and federal natural resource agencies

 

For the PhD assistantship a full stipend (grant funded Research Assistantship) for 3 years will be provided: ~$35,000/yr (tuition + salary).

 

For the MS assistantships a full stipend (grant funded Research Assistantship) for 2 years will be provided: ~$32,000/yr (tuition + salary).

 

Start date: flexible but ideally Summer of 2024

 

Last Date to apply: May 15, 2024

 

More information about the graduate program in the Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management -  https://rwfm.tamu.edu.

 

More information about the mussel research program at NRI-TAMU: https://dallas.tamu.edu/research/mussels/

 

Qualifications:

Required:  For MS assistantship - BS in Biology or related field; previous research experience in aquatic ecology, community ecology, or ecotoxicology. For PHD assistantship – MS in Biology or related field; previous research experience in environmental modeling and statistics. Applicants should have strong analytical, oral, and written communication skills, plus detail oriented and the ability to work independently; valid drivers license is required; must be comfortable in the water and outdoors. GPA >3.0; GRE scores > 60th percentile (153 verbal and 156 quantitative).

 

Preferred:  For MS assistantship - research experience with freshwater mussels (unionids); publications in ecotoxicology, stream ecology, or community ecology; For PHD assistantship – publications using species distribution models, strong statistical background, and ability to code; GPA >3.5; GRE scores >70th percentile (156 verbal and 159 quantitative).

 

Before applying, please email a single PDF document to BOTH Dr. Randklev (crandklev@ag.tamu.edu) AND Dr. Lopez (roel.lopez@ag.tamu.edu) that contains: (1) a letter of interest describing your qualifications, experience and background, (2) your CV, (3) GRE scores, (4) GPA and unofficial transcripts, and (5) contact information for 3 academic/research references.  Feel free to contact us for more information about the graduate program, our research, and more specifics about the project.