[OHIOBWG] MS announcement

[Titchenell, Marne]

MS Assistantship – Disease and bat community dynamics

We are currently looking to fill a MS position on the impact of disease on bat community dynamics.  Specifically, the identified student will investigate the community-level response of bats in South Carolina and Georgia to white-nose syndrome.  This project builds from recently completed research which revealed altered spatial and temporal niche partitioning in sympatric bat species in New York following the arrival of white-nose syndrome (Jachowski et al. 2014, Diversity and Distributions 20:1002-1015) and will evaluate the extent to which similar or divergent patterns exist in the southeastern US.  To address these questions, the student will conduct bat acoustic monitoring surveys at 3 sites in the southeast, and collaborate with managers and scientists from sites in 8 different states to compile and analyze existing historical datasets.
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> The student will be based at Clemson University, and jointly advised by Dr. Susan Loeb and Dr. David Jachowski.  Funding for the salary of the MS student is secured for 2 years. The position will start early-mid March 2016.
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> Applicants must possess a BS degree in wildlife biology, ecology or related field.  Applicants should also have an interest in working with relatively large datasets to address community-level questions, and experience conducting field work involving acoustical detection of bats.
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> To apply, please email a single pdf with the subject line “Bat MS Assistantship” containing (1) a cover letter outlining your interests, experience, and contact information, (2) a resume or CV, (3) GRE scores, (4) undergraduate transcripts, and (5) contact information for 3 references to Dr. Susan Loeb at sloeb at clemson.edu<mailto:sloeb at clemson.edu>.  Deadline for applications is January 20, 2016
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> Susan C. Loeb, Research Ecologist
> USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
> Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
> Clemson University
> Clemson, SC 29634
> PH: 864-656-4865, Cell: 864-723-3494
> E-mail: sloeb at clemson.edu<mailto:sloeb at clemson.edu> or sloeb at fs.fed.us<mailto:sloeb at fs.fed.us>
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