Graduate Assistantship with University of Idaho in Moscow Idaho

Livability.com ranked Moscow as one of the best college towns in America, and it’s easy to see why. There are plenty of great spots for you to study, eat or unwind that are open and welcoming to students. Plus, you’ll find that many local business owners and residents are alumni. They love Moscow so much they don’t want to leave!
Rated as Idaho’s most walkable city, Moscow puts practically everything you need on or next to campus, and there’s no hill climbing involved! Wide sidewalks and plenty of crosswalks help you get around safely on foot. In addition to Paradise Path, a bike trail that runs through campus and winds through Moscow along Paradise Creek, most streets downtown have designated bike lanes, and there are bike racks to secure your wheels wherever you go. We even have community events like the Fondo on the Palouse to celebrate our two-wheeled vehicles.
Moscow is surrounded by a beautiful natural landscape you won’t find anywhere else in the country. We’re minutes away from both mountains and prairie. There are too many opportunities to list, but within an hour’s drive, you can hike, bike, run, ski, climb, paddle, fish and more. Don’t know where to start? The Outdoor Program at the Rec Center runs workshops and trips to get you going.

MS or PhD Assistantship in Plant Science and Rangeland Ecology evaluating management strategies for fuel breaks to keep them properly functioning and reducing weed invasion. Dr. Tim Prather and Dr. Eva Strand and in the University of Idaho Rangeland Center are seeking a highly motivated MS or PhD student to work collaboratively in the Department of Plant Sciences and the Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences at the University of Idaho.

The successful applicant will conduct research that involves implementing and evaluating management strategies through vegetation and fuel sampling in the field, spatial and statistical analysis of data from past interactions of fuel breaks and fire, and conducting plant community analysis within and around fuel breaks. 

 The successful candidate will be working in an interdisciplinary team of faculty and students evaluating the effects of fuel break management treatments, and plant community ecology.  The team collaborates closely with research partners including the Bureau of Land Management and the local ranching community of southern Idaho.  

The successful applicant will provide evidence of experience with some aspect of computer modeling and spatial analysis, vegetation sampling, and utilize herbicides for annual grass management, working with ranchers to facilitate cattle grazing treatments and ability to work in natural areas.  The successful applicant will also provide evidence of good communication skills both written and oral.