[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. & M.S. opportunities in landscape ecology

[Mcintyre, Nancy]

Ph.D. & M.S. opportunities in landscape ecology

I am seeking graduate students to join my lab who are interested in landscape 
ecology pertaining to potential climate and land-use change impacts on wetlands 
and associated fauna (particularly odonates [dragonflies and damselflies]).  
For more information about research done in my lab, please check out my webpage 
at http://myweb.ttu.edu/nmcintyr.

Preference will be given to students with previous experience in GIS or remote 
sensing, and to Ph.D. students who already have a Master's degree.

Prospective students will be funded (upon qualification) by a 9-month/year 
departmental Teaching Assistantship and possibly by applicable graduate school 
fellowships (awards ranging from $2500 for 1 year to $30,000/yr for 3 years).

To apply, please send your Curriculum Vitae, which should include all of the 
following items:
* a statement about your research interests and how they are compatible 
with the kinds of research that I do
* a statement about your career goals
* GRE scores
* a brief list of your academic and professional accomplishments 
(degrees, GPA, awards, fellowships, publications, grants, presentations at 
professional meetings, jobs, etc.)
* the names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of 3 
references
* students from outside the U.S. must also include TOEFL scores (Test 
of English as a Foreign Language), if appropriate

See http://www.depts.ttu.edu/gradschool/admissions/international/gradindex.php 
for more information for international students, and 
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/gradschool/admissions/domestic/index.php for more 
information for U.S. citizens.

Funds are available to bring prospective students in for a campus visit.

Application deadline: 1 December 2016.

Nancy McIntyre, Ph.D.
Department of Biological Sciences
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409-3131 USA
806-834-7977
nancy.mcint...@ttu.edu

[ECOLOG-L] faculty vacancy in landscape genomics

[Mcintyre, Nancy]

Texas Tech University has a faculty vacancy in landscape genomics.  More 
information may be found at http://goo.gl/29PEbN.  Please spread the word to 
folks who may be interested in applying!


Nancy E. McIntyre, Ph.D.
Professor and Curator of Birds
Department of Biological Sciences
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409-3131 USA
Tel. 806-834-7977
Fax 806-742-2963
nancy.mcint...@ttu.edu
http://myweb.ttu.edu/nmcintyr/index.html

[ECOLOG-L] graduate research assistantships in pollinator ecology

[Mcintyre, Nancy]

Graduate Research Assistantships (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Pollinator Ecology and Conservation
Texas Tech University, Lubbock
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Start date:  Spring or early Summer 2016

We are seeking graduate students to participate in a multi-disciplinary project 
focused on insect pollinators including the application of conservation 
practices on agricultural lands. Our team and their research areas include: Dr. 
Scott Longing (entomology), Dr. Cynthia McKenney (horticulture), Dr. Nancy 
McIntyre (landscape ecology and community ecology), Dr. Chuck West (grassland 
ecology and production), and Dr. Robert Cox (rangeland plant ecology and 
conservation). Graduate students will have the opportunity to focus on one or 
more of these areas of research.

A main goal of the project is to develop information that assists producers in 
adopting conservation practices to promote pollinator health, through studies 
that address habitat resources of pollinators and associated insect 
communities.  Studies will involve both large-scale agricultural crop systems 
and smaller farms (e.g. apple and pumpkin production). The project will consist 
of multiple related studies, of which one or more will be the focus of graduate 
research:


  *   Field and laboratory experimentation to investigate plant attractiveness 
to pollinators and co-occurrences of managed honey bees and wild bees
  *   Surveys of existing plant communities and non-plant habitats of native 
bees
  *   Pollinator habitat restoration including implementation of NRCS 
conservation practices on large and small scale farming systems
  *   Assessment of pollinator communities and relationships with pest 
occurrences, other beneficial insects and environmental factors


Qualifications:  B.S. or M.S. degree in plant and soil science, entomology, 
biology, environmental science, ecology or other related discipline.  Strong 
written and oral communication skills.  GRE scores are required.  The ability 
to operate and troubleshoot farm equipment and experience in farming systems is 
highly desirable for at least one of the positions.

Stipend and Benefits: Competitive stipend, with health care benefits and 
tuition waver.  The Ph.D.-level graduate student should have an opportunity to 
supplement the three-year GRA with a one-year teaching assistantship.

Location:  Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock and has an enrollment of 
more than 35,000 students. Lubbock has a population of approximately 240,000 
and sits at an elevation of 3,200 ft on the Southern High Plains in western 
Texas.  The region has extensive agricultural land-use, with approximately 3 
million acres of cotton produced annually.  Other agricultural production in 
the region includes apples, watermelons, cantaloupes, peanuts, peaches, grass 
seed, sorghum and corn.

As a single PDF, submit a letter of interest, resume, unofficial transcripts 
and names and contact information for three references to Dr. Scott Longing at 
scott.long...@ttu.edu.  Selected individuals will 
be requested to submit a formal application to the Department of Plant and Soil 
Science (http://www.pssc.ttu.edu/) and the Graduate School 
(https://www.depts.ttu.edu/gradschool/admissions/) at Texas Tech University.

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. M.S. opportunities in landscape ecology

[Mcintyre, Nancy]

Ph.D.  M.S. opportunities in landscape ecology

I am seeking 1-2 graduate students to join my lab who are interested in 
landscape ecology pertaining to potential climate and land-use change impacts 
on odonates (dragonflies and damselflies).  For more information about research 
done in my lab, please check out my webpage at: 
http://www.biol.ttu.edu/faculty/nmcintyre/default.aspx.

Preference will be given to students with previous experience in GIS or remote 
sensing, and to Ph.D. students who already have a Master's degree.

Prospective students will be funded (upon qualification) by a 9-month/year 
departmental Teaching Assistantship and possibly by applicable graduate school 
fellowships (awards ranging from $2500 for 1 year to $30,000/yr for 3 years).

To apply, please send your Curriculum Vitae, which should include all of the 
following items:
* a statement about your research interests and how they are compatible 
with the kinds of research that I do
* a statement about your career goals
* GRE scores
* a brief list of your academic and professional accomplishments 
(degrees, GPA, awards, fellowships, publications, grants, presentations at 
professional meetings, jobs, etc.)
* the names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of 3 
references

Students from outside the U.S. must also include TOEFL scores (Test of English 
as a Foreign Language), if appropriate.

See http://www.depts.ttu.edu/gradschool/admissions/international/gradindex.php 
for more information for international students, and 
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/gradschool/admissions/domestic/index.php for more 
information for U.S. citizens.

Funds may be available to bring prospective students in for a campus visit.

Application deadline: 1 December 2014.

Nancy McIntyre, Ph.D.
Department of Biological Sciences
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409-3131 USA
806-834-7977
nancy.mcint...@ttu.edumailto:nancy.mcint...@ttu.edu