Application Deadline: 06/15/2026
LOCATION: USA
The MS student will investigate how at-risk aquatic populations and communities (brook trout and non-game fishes) respond to local habitat and connectivity restoration actions in several National Forests in the southeastern USA (Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee). The MS student will join a US Forest Service team in conducting fieldwork and lead statistical analysis and synthesis of fish population and genetic data to inform monitoring and adaptive management strategies in the southeastern National Forests. The position is supported mainly by research assistantships, supplemented by teaching assistantships. Pending additional funding and satisfactory progress, the MS student will have an opportunity to transition to a PhD program at the University of Montana.
ELIGIBILITY:
Qualifications: (1) Quantitative skills and familiarity with software such as R, JAGS, STAN, (2) Experience with analysis of genetic/genomic data, (3) Strong communication skills both in writing and orally, (4) Proficiency with GIS, and (5) Experience with conducting fieldwork in the southern Appalachian Mountains streams preferred.
How to Apply: Please email (1) cover letter summarizing your background, alignment with the project and career goals (1-2 pages),
A CV including contact information for three references and
Unofficial transcripts to yoichiro.kanno@umontana.edu.
Location: The graduate student will be enrolled in the Wildlife Biology Program at the University of Montana and will be expected to live in Missoula, MT. Fieldwork will occur in the southeastern USA.
Contact: Dr. Yoichiro Kanno
Associate Professor, Siebel-Lewis Endowed Chair in Fisheries Science
Wildlife Biology Program
University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812
BENEFIT:
Salary: $2,400-2,600 monthly, plus tuition, fees, and health insurance.
