Apart from graduate research, the student will be expected serve as an IPM program assistant for up to 20 hours per week. Possible research areas include evaluation of novel strategies for integrated pest management, weed population dynamics, interaction of weeds, insect pests and disease pathogens, weed competition, and weed control evaluation trials with herbicides.
Opportunities also exist for outreach activities.
Individual must be accepted into a graduate program. B.S. or M.S. in Agriculture or a related discipline. Thus, if you are a candidate for another WVU assistantship, you will be permitted to hold only one.