Date of posting here Feb 26, 2009 Type of position The position is an assistantship for a Ph.D. candidate and is funded for 3 years. Employer University of Idaho Description of Employer The University of Idaho is Idaho's research institution of higher education and the land grant university. The university is home to 12,000 students. Location Moscow, Idaho Description of Location The University of Idaho is surrounded by the rolling Palouse hills, an area so beautiful it was featured in National Geographic magazine. Just minutes away from the forests, rivers and lakes of northern Idaho, Moscow is home to more than 21,000 residents and a wide range of student-minded businesses found only in a university town. In fact, Men s Journal named this hip little city one of the nation s five best places to live among college towns. Settled between Moscow Mountain and the rolling hills of the Palouse, Moscow's natural surroundings provide an international hub for environmental, ecological and agricultural research. Salary $17,617 Closing date of competition March 30, 2009, or until suitable candidate found Date position available January, 2009 Description of duties The individual will work on an NRI funded integrated project awarded to faculty at University of Idaho, University of Montana and Oregon State University. The student's research will utilize a networking algorithm with input data on organism dispersal properties, remotely sensed data, GIS topographical data and weather data to predict movement across actual landscapes. The successful candidate will create models, which will in turn be incorporated into a landscape level strategic planning tool. Study areas include the Salmon River near Riggins, Idaho, Salmon River near Salmon, Idaho and areas along the continental divide into southwestern Montana. Qualifications sought Candidates must have completed their M. S. studies. Candidates should have a strong plant ecology background with emphasis in quantitative methods. Evidence of demonstrated writing skills from prior research is needed. Ability to work in a collaborative environment will be required. Contact for additional information Bahman Shafii, Professor and Director, Statistical Programs, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences,University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter Drive, Moscow ID 83844-2337, bshafii@uidaho.edu, 208-885-9498 or Timothy S. Prather, Associate Professor, Department of Plant, Soils, and Entomological Sciences, University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter Drive, Moscow ID 83844-2339, tprather@uidaho.edu, 208-885-9246 Application procedure   Submit what Candidates should submit the following for our screening. Application to the graduate school will also be required for the person invited to work on this research project: 1.Letter of interest stating professional goals, research interests, and qualifications 2.Resume 3.Transcript (unofficial copy acceptable at this time) Submit to Bahman Shafii, Professor and Director, Statistical Programs, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences,University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter Drive, Moscow ID 83844-2337, bshafii@uidaho.edu, 208-885-9498 or Timothy S. Prather, Associate Professor, Department of Plant, Soils, and Entomological Sciences, University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter Drive, Moscow ID 83844-2339, tprather@uidaho.edu, 208-885-9246 Additional Information The University of Idaho recognizes that previous discrimination in employment based upon race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam-era veteran has foreclosed economic opportunity to a significant number of people in the United States. To correct this inequity and to afford everyone the opportunity to participate without discrimination, UI pledges to eliminate all vestiges of policy that tended, intentionally or otherwise, to discriminate on the grounds proscribed by federal and state laws and, in order to eliminate all traces of discrimination, to take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and promote qualified members of those groups formerly excluded.