Position Description: The Waterfowl and Wetland Bird Lab (http://www.bartballardlab.com) of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute at Texas A&M University-Kingsville invites applications from highly motivated individuals to pursue a PhD degree within our collaborative lab.
The student will work directly with state waterfowl biologists…
[ Read More ]Position Description: We are recruiting one Ph.D. student to contribute to ongoing research in South Texas on the effects of guineagrass,…
[ Read More ]Description: Are you passionate about integrating wildlife research, big data, and geospatial analyses? The CKWRI Spatial Analytics Laboratory and Technology hub (C-SALT) is seeking a highly motivated PhD student to work on an exciting project at the intersection of movement ecology, geospatial science, and computational biology.
The successful candidate will lead a research project focused on integrating large-scale animal movement datasets (e.g., GPS, VHF telemetry) with diverse geospatial data layers (e.g., satellite imagery, climate data). The goal is to develop and…
Position Description: We are recruiting one Ph.D. student to conduct research which broadly aims to assess the space use and resource selection of White-winged Doves (Zenaida asiatica) in South Texas in the non-breeding season to expand on work currently being conducted in the Smith Lab at The Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M-Kingsville. We will achieve these goals via a coordinated telemetry and banding program in South Texas that permits assessments of movements and resource selection at multiple-spatial scales. The successful candidate will have…
[ Read More ]Position Description: The Tewes Small Wild Cat Program of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute at Texas A&M University-Kingsville invites applications from highly motivated individuals to pursue a M.S. degree in our Cat Lab. Students will study ocelots and bobcats to investigate: (1) biotic and abiotic factors that influence movements, and (2) comparative variations in behavioral patterns for sympatric ocelot and bobcats, particularly locations near and distant from roads. Successful applicants will participate in all aspects of field research for…
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Tenure-track faculty position (rank depending on qualifications) with the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute (CKWRI) and the Department of Rangeland and Wildlife Sciences (RWSC) in the Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK). The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for managing the CKWRI Ocelot Conservation Facility, a 30,000 square-foot state-of-the-art complex which is currently under construction on the TAMUK campus. Scheduled for completion in May…
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The Postdoctoral Research Associate, under general supervision, designs, performs, and analyzes new and existing data sets, assist manuscript development and publication, and works with students on analyzing and publishing data results. This position is 100% research, 12-month appointment involved in multiple cat projects covering diverse topics about wild cats including movement ecology, behavior, and transportation-related research. We seek a passionate scholar to be part of an exciting wild cat research program focused on field research, quantitative…
