PhD Graduate Assistantship in Wetland Habitat Management, Invasive Cattail Treatment, and Prairie Wetland Ecology University of North Dakota in United States

The Borderlands Research Institute at Sul Ross State University is seeking a graduate research assistant for a PhD or two Master’s positions focused on cinnamon teal movement ecology. The project will track approximately 100 cinnamon teal using GSM-GPS units after capture at Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge in southern Nevada, a major bottleneck in the interior Pacific Flyway. Research objectives include estimating migration strategies and time spent at Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge, li...

PhD position available in 3D vegetation structure in Everglades tree islands at Florida International University in Miami, USA. The project is based in the Environmental Change Laboratory with Dr. Paulo Olivas (PI) and focuses on ecology, forestry, remote sensing, vegetation structure, GIS, and environmental change in a challenging field setting. Applicants should have a background in ecology, forestry, or remote sensing , plus familiarity with R and GIS . The post also highlights willingness to...

Fully funded PhD position in Ecosystem Ecology at Georgia Institute of Technology The Kostka Lab at Georgia Tech is inviting applications for a PhD student to work on the ecology, resilience, and restoration of coastal salt marshes. The project is part of an interdisciplinary collaboration with the Bald Head Island Conservancy and focuses on how environmental change and disturbance affect salt marsh ecosystems, and how nature-based solutions can support conservation and recovery. This opportunit...

PhD opportunity in Plant Ecology and Global Change at Stony Brook University Dr. Daniel M. Griffith is recruiting a PhD student in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University , with affiliation to the Turkana Basin Institute. The project sits at the intersection of plant ecology , global change biology , evolution , biogeography , and remote sensing . The lab studies how plants and plant communities respond to environmental change across open ecosystems such as grasslands, ...

Fall 2027 PhD student opportunity in Forest Ecology at the University of Texas at El Paso through the EEB Program. The UTEP Landscape Ecology Lab is seeking applications for a doctoral student to work on remote sensing of forest vegetation structure (roots) , soil ecology , and ecosystem function . The research is part of a collaborative project with partners including SERC, UCONN, IU, and Kenyon College, and is tied to NSF Award #2621909. Eligibility and requirements: Applicants should have a b...