The successful applicant will join cooperative research by the Center for Resources, Yellowstone National Park and other federal agencies. Research is strongly field-oriented, with goals to establish ecological thresholds for the prevalence and severity of whirling disease in native cutthroat trout of Yellowstone Lake and its spawning tributaries. Student will enroll at Montana State University and conduct seasonal research at the remote NPS Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences laboratory on Yellowstone Lake.
Position requires the ability to operate large boats and work in remote backcountry locations.
Applicants must meet MSU College of Graduate Studies and Department of Ecology requirements. Position is to begin immediately and conduct field research during summer 2001.