The Illinois Bat Conservation Program at the Illinois Natural History Survey is seeking to fill two MS Research Assistantships. One position is focused on bat conservation genomics of and diet metabarcoding, and one position is focused on landscape ecology and habitat modeling of threatened and endangered bat species. Additional details can be found here: https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/7426/805560
Details on the Illinois Bat Conservation Program can be found here: http://www.illinoisbats.org/?page_id=2
Successful student's home department will be Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: https://nres.illinois.edu/
Deadline to submit applications is February 29, 2020, however, applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate is identified. Interested students should send a cover letter, CV, unofficial transcripts and GRE scores, a writing sample, and contact information for 3 references to Dr. Mark Davis (davis63@illinois.edu ) The successful applicant will be expected to enroll at the University of Illinois for the Fall 2020 semester (March 1, 2020 application deadline).
