SCHOLARSHIP: Oklahoma State University, USA International Scholarship for Postgraduate|Masters| Ph.D Students

The Gilbert Lab at Oklahoma State University seeks two graduate students with a start date of January 2025. The students will be supported by teaching assistantships through the Department of integrative Biology.

Teaching assignments may include teaching ecology or introductory biology labs and typically consist of 2 labs per semester.

Cost-of-living is low in Oklahoma such that one can live comfortably on a graduate stipend. The state is an interesting place to be a biologist given the diversity of ecoregions.
Urban Wildlife Ecology position (MS or PhD).

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About university:

The Urban Wildlife Information Network (UWIN) is a collaborative group of diverse researchers housed in institutions across the globe working together to understand urban wildlife.

Founded in 2017, UWIN encourages collaboration across disciplinary divides, and works to apply research findings to the conservation, urban planning, design, and management fields. Partners of the network are experts in disease, landscape, and wildlife ecology, habitat management, education, and more.

Our wildlife monitoring protocols were first created at Lincoln Park Zoo’s Urban Wildlife Institute to understand the ecology and behavior of urban species. By continuing to develop and grow these methodologies with experts in UWIN, we can compare data throughout the network to understand differences and patterns in animal ecology and behavior. UWIN uses this information to provide city planners, wildlife managers, and researchers with the tools needed to make cities part of the solution to the biodiversity crisis.

Scholarship deadline:

August 2nd, 2024

Scholarship details:

Host Country: United States of America (USA)
Study Abroad: Study in USA
Category: Postgraduate Scholarships | Masters Scholarships | Ph.D Scholarships
Eligible Countries: All Countries
Reward: Full Scholarship | $29,870 Stipends per year
No IELTS Required

Scholarship eligibility requirements:

To be considered for the 2024 Oklahoma State University Scholarship, you must:

Have an undergraduate degree in biology, ecology. wildlife, statistics, or related field
Have a MS in biology, ecology, wildlife, statistics, or a related field (for PhD Applicants)
Show a record of publishing peer-reviewed scientific papers Strong quantitative background, including data wrangling and visualization in R, statistics (especially hierarchical models and Bayesian analysis), and GIS & remote sensing
Have some experience with camera trapping
Experience mentoring undergraduate researchers or coordinating volunteers
Excellent writing and communication skills

Scholarship Application Guidelines:

To apply, candidates must be ready to submit the following documents;

CV (-2-3 pages; include contact
information for 3 references)
Cover letter (~1 page)

To apply for the 2024 Oklahoma State University Scholarship, interested and qualified applicants should;

Email a CV (~2-3 pages, include contact information for 3 references) and cover letter (-1
page) describing your interest in the position and qualifications to Dr. Neil Gilbert
(neil.gilbert@okstate.edu) with the subject line “Bird macroecology PhD position.
Review of applications will begin on August 2nd.
The position will be primarily computational, and the student will work with existing datasets such as eBird, the North American Breeding Bird Survey, and the National Eco-Desired qualifications.

Scholarship Benefits:

The Oklahoma State University Scholarship will be offered to selected candidates as teaching assistantships
The teaching assistantship comes with full benefits and a 9-month stipend of $20,542 (MS) or $23,870 (PhD), which will be supplemented with a 3-month summer salary of $4,000-$6,000.