6 GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS
(Master level)
Available starting fall 2017
Oregon State University
With the projected global population of 9 billion people by 2050, the
demand for food will require innovative solutions to increase global
food production. These solutions need to be rationale and
sustainable, and be made by teams of well-trained multidisciplinary
decision makers that involve both agriculturists and natural resource
managers. These new leaders will need to have a global vision of the
food and agricultural systems, and have an understanding of various
disciplines encompassing plant production, integrated pest
management including entomology and plant pathology, crop
improvement, soil science, water resources, land use, ecology,
tradition and culture, and economics.
WHAT TRAINING WILL THE FELLOWS RECEIVE?
Students will receive a rich complement of professional development
designed to boost technical as well as soft skills. Fellows will be
introduced to and shadow local producers and natural resources
managers. Fellows will receive hands-on experience in research and
extension, and have close interactions with local producers and
natural resources managers. They will be mentored by both an
advisory committee made of academic scientists and a professional
mentoring committee made of stakeholders from the region. In
addition to technical skills, fellows will improve their soft skills by
organizing meetings and extension activities, and by supervising
undergraduate students who will assist them during the summer
months.
WHO CAN APPLY?
You must be citizens or nationals of the United States of America, and
have strong interest in preparing for a career as a food or agricultural
or natural resources scientist or professional. Minority students are
strongly encouraged to apply.
RESEARCH DISCIPLINES
• Aquatic invertebrate
ecology/bioassessment
(Dr. David Wooster
david.wooster@oregonstate.edu)
• Agricultural entomology
(Dr. Silvia Rondon
silvia.rondon@oregonstate.edu)
• Plant pathology
(Dr. Kenneth Frost
Kenneth.Frost@oregonstate.edu)
• Breeding and genomics
(Dr. Sagar Sathuvalli
Vidyasagar@oregonstate.edu)
• Plant biotechnology,
biochemistry and metabolism
(Dr. Aymeric Goyer
aymeric.goyer@oregonstate.edu)
• Terrestrial insect ecology
(Dr. Sandra DeBano
sandy.debano@oregonstate.edu)
Application Deadline: December 15, 2016
For more information, please visit http://oregonstate.edu/dept/hermiston/graduate-training