[Pollinator] FYI - SDSU Native Plant Initiative/TNC/USGS/USDA-NRCS collaborative Postdoc and MS opportunities

[Sellers, Elizabeth A]

Please see attached PDFs for details.

Post-Doctoral Researcher Position Available
USDA-NRCS: Deciphering Diversity for Landowners
South Dakota State University
Department of Natural Resource Management

A new position for a postdoctoral research associate is available with the Native Plant Initiative at South
Dakota State University (SDSU). This position is part of a collaboration among the SDSU Native Plant
Initiative, The Nature Conservancy, and the U.S. Geological Survey with funding from and in
collaboration with the USDA-NRCS. The project will use experimental plots at Oak Lake Field Station (26
miles NE of Brookings, SD) to examine multidimensional aspects of biodiversity and their impact on soil
health and pollinators.


MS Position Available
USDA-NRCS: Deciphering Diversity for Landowners
South Dakota State University
Department of Natural Resource Management

One funded Masters graduate research position is available beginning in Spring semester 2022 in the
Department of Natural Resource Management under the supervision of Drs. Maribeth Latvis and Lora
Perkins for students interested in conservation and management of biodiversity, ecosystem services, soil
heath, and stakeholder engagement and education.

This graduate position is part of a collaboration among the SDSU Native Plant Initiative, The Nature
Conservancy, and the U.S. Geological Survey with funding from USDA-NRCS. Overall project objectives
include multidimensional assessment of biodiversity, soil health, pollinator response, and development
of educational tools for land management.



Elizabeth Sellers
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Data Manager/Software Development 'Scrum Master', USGS Science Analytics and Synthesis program
Data Development Specialist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS - www.itis.gov<http://www.itis.gov/>)

United States Geological Survey (USGS) - Headquarters, Virginia
703.648.4385  esellers at usgs.gov<mailto:esellers at usgs.gov>
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4676-2994
https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/elizabeth-sellers

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