Current Openings

Position Description:  The graduate student selected will conduct research designed to determine the insect pollinators of both native and nonnative grasses in southern Texas.  Project goals include quantifying pollinator networks (alpha diversity, composition, connectivity) associated with native and nonnative grasses commercially available in working lands.  The successful candidate will pursue a M.S. degree in Range and Wildlife Management with the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute and Dept. of Rangeland and Wildlife Sciences, Texas A…

Position Description:  The graduate student selected will conduct research on the control of non-native Lehmann lovegrass and re-establishment of native grassland species in the Permian Basin region of Texas.  Project goals include designing and conducting experiments to investigate the combination of treatments that best controls non-native Lehmann lovegrass (2) select which planting season provides the best chance for successfully establishing seeded native vegetation in the Permian Basin region of Texas (3) which seeded native species perform the best…

Job Summary

The Contracts and Grants Coordinator, under general supervision, coordinates Sponsored contracts and grants for the Texas Native Seeds Unit (TNS) of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute (CKWRI). Works closely with CKWRI operations team for TNS accounting/budgeting, purchasing, travel, fleet vehicle management processes. Demonstrates knowledge in a specialized area of research administration; performs reviews on proposal submission, and sets up awards for conformance with established standards and procedures; assists in the development of…