Post-doctoral Research Associate
Description: The Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State
University invites applications for the position of Post-doctoral Research
Associate to investigate the long-term, regional population dynamics of wild
turkeys. This is a two-year position.
Background: After decades of growth, wild turkey populations appear to be
reaching a maximum across the Midwest and Southeast, and have declined in some
states. At the same time, hunter interest continues to increase. To manage
wild turkey populations and hunter harvest in a sustainable manner, Midwestern
states and provinces seek to combine their collective long-term monitoring data
across the entire region to better understand the ecological drivers affecting
populations, particularly land-use, weather, predation and hunting pressure.
They also seek a new protocol for monitoring wild turkey populations that can
be applied in a consistent manner across all Midwestern states and provinces.
The Midwest Wild Turkey Consortium for Research and Monitoring was recently
organized to begin this work. The work will be done in collaboration with a
similar initiative underway in the Southeastern US.
Qualifications: Applicants must have a PhD degree in wildlife, ecology,
biometrics or related field and demonstrated strong quantitative abilities;
preference will be given to candidates with a background in population dynamics
and/or landscape ecology; experience with long-term population monitoring, and
a record of excellence in publication commensurate with time since degree.
Salary: $45,000 and health benefits.
Start Date: Expected start date is January 15, 2013.
Applications: Contact Dr. William Porter, Boone and Crockett Chair of Wildlife
Conservation,
e-mail: port...@msu.edu;
telephone 517-432-0874.
Review of applications will begin November 15, 2012.
