[PCA] JOB: Ph.D. opportunity for native bee conservation project (Maine)

[Olivia Kwong]

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A PhD assistantship (covering a stipend, tuition, and health insurance) 
is available at the University of Maine beginning September 2012 to study 
native bee conservation from a landscape ecology perspective. The grant 
supporting this research is part of a multi-state, interdisciplinary 
study that examines pollinator ecology and conservation biology in focal 
crops of wild blueberries, apples, selected vegetables, and cranberries 
to understand factors affecting pollination security in Maine, 
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, and Maryland. The doctoral student 
will provide GIS support to the multi-state interdisciplinary team. The 
PhD dissertation will focus on spatial analyses and model development to 
understand relationships between landscape conditions and pollinator 
communities in these specialty crops, with particular focus on wild 
blueberries in Maine. Prior coursework and experience in GIS and 
ecological or spatial modeling are desired. An MS degree is required. 
Please send pre-applications of a cover letter expressing interest in the 
position, CV, GRE scores, and transcripts, with subject line POLLINATOR, 
to Dr. Cynthia Loftin (Cynthia.Loftin at maine.edu) and Dr. Frank Drummond 
(Frank_Drummond at umit.maine.edu).