[Pollinator] Graduate student postion announcement

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SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
Graduate Assistantship Position Announcement
Availability: Fall 2009
Position: Graduate Research Assistantship, MS or PhD
Biological Science or Plant Science, 0.49% time
Location: Insect Research Collection
Plant Science Department
South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota
Qualifications: B.S. or M.S. degree in Entomology, Zoology, Biology, or 
related
discipline. A strong background with insect taxonomy or ecology is 
highly desirable.
Candidates must meet academic requirements of the Graduate School and 
the Plant
Science Department. The student will be expected to work independently 
and
collaboratively in the field and lab.
Research Objectives: The research will focus on a biodiversity survey 
and inventory of
the native bees of the Black Hills ecoregion of western South Dakota. 
This research will
be based on extensive fieldwork and collection study, and will involve 
multiple state and
federal agency cooperation. Data gathering will involve bee taxonomy, 
habitat selection,
floral host preferences, nest site assessment, and land 
use/perturbation responses.
Cybertaxonomic/ecologic work will involve databases, webpages, and 
collaboration with
the USDA Bee Lab, and geospatial analysis in collaboration with the 
USGS-EROS Data
Center.
Stipend and Tuition Fees: Current SDSU stipend rate for an MS is 
$16,709, and for a
PhD is $20,778 per annum. Graduate assistants receive a two-thirds 
tuition remission on=0
D
graduate resident rates. Doctoral candidates will be expected to seek 
supplemental
funding.
Application: Send a letter of application that includes a statement of 
career objectives,
current resumé or CV, a list of 3 personal references of a professional 
status (including email
address and telephone), and a copy of academic transcripts to:
Dr. Paul J. Johnson
Insect Research Collection
Box 2207A, South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD 57007
paul.johnson at sdstate.edu
South Dakota State University is committed to affirmative action, equal 
opportunity and diversity
of its faculty, staff and students. Women and minorities are encouraged 
to apply. Arrangements
for accommodations required by disabilities can be made at 605/688-4504 
(TTY 605/688-4394).
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