Mississippi State University Scholarship in USA 2027

The Mississippi State University Scholarship is a fully funded Master of Science and Doctoral Graduate Research Assistantship: Comparing vigilance rates of white-tailed deer and co-occurrence with other species at recently burned sites.

The MSU Deer Lab, in collaboration with the Jones Centre at Ichauway, is seeking a PhD or strongly motivated MSc student to assess white-tailed deer ecology at the Jones Centre at Ichauway in South Georgia.

The successful candidate will be responsible for three main objectives:

• Using game cameras to quantify vigilance rates of deer detected within predator exclosures for comparison to deer detected outside of exclosures,

• To monitor deer use of burned patches to better assess how use changes in a patch before burning and as vegetation grows post-burn, and

• To quantify deer vigilance relative to co-occurrence with predators in burned patches for comparison to vigilance rates quantified from predator exclosures.

The successful candidate will have some flexibility to develop research questions of their interest related to these objectives.

To be considered for the Mississippi State University Masters and PhD Scholarship, you must:

• hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in wildlife ecology or a related field.

• have extensive field experience conducted in inclement environmental conditions (e.g., hot and humid weather, biting insects, venomous snakes).

• demonstrate experience with data entry, database management, various statistical analyses in Program R, ESRI GIS, and advanced writing capabilities (lead or co-author of a peer-reviewed manuscript) are preferred.

• have demonstrated the ability to work effectively as part of a research team.

• have a strong work ethic, critical thinking skills, attention to detail, a positive attitude, and the ability to work successfully both independently and within groups.

• be professional and courteous to landowners, research personnel, and the public.

• have strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

• have the ability to show persistence, independence, self-reliance, and the ability/willingness to work long and irregular hours (holidays, weekends, early mornings/late evenings).

• have the ability to collect rigorous scientific data in remote and challenging field conditions is required.

The Mississippi State University Scholarship offers the following benefits;

• $20,000 (MSc) or $25,000 (PhD)

• benefits and a tuition waiver

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

• A cover letter,

• CV (including three references),

• Unofficial transcripts, and

• A writing example

To apply for the Mississippi State University Scholarship, interested and qualified candidates should;

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  Click the button below to go to the scholarship webpage.

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  Send the required documents combined into a single PDF and submitted to Eric Michel at esm120@msstate.edu and Mike Conner at mike.conner@jonesctr.org.

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  Questions about this position can be directed to Eric Michel (esm120@msstate.edu) or Mike Conner (mike.conner@jonesctr.org).