Content-Type: text/html -----Original Message----- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Thomas Dean Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 10:42 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Assistantships available at Louisiana State University Please post and distribute to students. Thomas J. Dean Professor, Quantitative Silviculture School of Renewable Natural Resources Louisiana State University A&M and Agricultural Center Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: (225) 578-4216 Cell: (225) 328-0930 Fax: (225) 578-4227 http://www.rnr.lsu.edu Gilbert Foundation Research Assistantships School of Renewable Natural Resources Louisiana State University The School of Renewable Natural Resources is seeking M.S. and Ph.D. applicants for Gilbert Foundation Graduate Research Assistantships. These assistantships are available to students concentrating in the study of forestry or forestry-related areas. Research areas could include forest management and economics, wood science and technology, forest biometrics, silviculture, forest hydrology, wetland forests, hardwood regeneration, ecophysiology, forest genetics, and forestry-related wildlife and fisheries management and conservation. Annual stipends are $23,000 for master's students and $26,000 for doctoral candidates and include a full tuition waiver and a scholarship for student fees. Master's degree applicants must have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 overall and 3.25 for last two years. Ph.D. applicants must a have a cumulative graduate GPA of 3.6. Verbal and quantitative scores of the GRE should be 1,200 with greater than 500 in both sections, and the writing score must be at least a 4.0. Performance on the GRE will be evaluated in combination with GPA, letters of reference, and other evidence of the applicant's potential success in pursuing a graduate degree and representation of the Gilbert Foundation ideals. Louisiana State University is a comprehensive Research I institution enrolling more than 28,000 students. The campus is located in south Louisiana, 60 minutes from New Orleans, close to Louisiana's Cajun country, and in the heart of the state's abundant forestry, wildlife, and fisheries resources. The School of Renewable Natural Resources has a teaching, research, and extension faculty of 30, which includes adjunct professors of the US Geological Survey's Louisiana Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. The faculty in the School is committed to innovative teaching, state-of-the-art research, and quality extension programs designed to train well-rounded natural resource professionals. Graduates of the School are employed in private industry, and state and federal natural resource agencies, but many choose to continue their graduate education. For more information about graduate studies in the School of Renewable Natural Resources you are encouraged to visit the School's web page (http://www.rnr.lsu.edu) and the Graduate School web page (http://gradlsu.gs.lsu.edu/). Interested applicants should apply online at http://www.applyweb.com/aw?lsu. If you need more information concerning graduate studies in the School of Renewable Natural Resources, please contact: Dr. Thomas Dean Professor and Gilbert Committee Chair 315 Renewable Natural Resources Building Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 [log in to unmask] (225) 578-4216