OPEN: 2022 University of Maine Graduate Scholarships for International Students

The University of Maine Postgraduate Scholarships are offered to Masters, Doctoral, and Postdoctoral Research Assistantships for international students to expand their knowledge and experience in research.

The research group of Dr. Sydne Record ( – relocating to UMaine in Fall 2022) seeks applicants for a M.S. position in Wildlife Ecology or Ecology and Environmental Sciences at the University of Maine in Orono in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology. Our research group focuses on population and community ecology from a biogeographical perspective.

Host: University of Maine
Category: Graduate Scholarships (Masters  & PhD)
Eligible Countries: All Countries
Reward: Full Scholarship • Tuition fees • $25,334 Annual Stipends
Deadline: Not Specified

They are also seeking qualified applicants for a Ph.D. position that will focus on the migration ecology of American woodcock. As a component of their dissertation research, the student will coordinate a large-scale collaborative research project that seeks to better understand woodcock migration throughout eastern North America.

The position is focused on developing adaptive protocols for monitoring mammals as they respond to climate and land use change in the Northeast USA.

The overarching goal of this project is to provide management agencies with statistically robust camera-trapping monitoring protocols that will allow them to monitor a suite of 15 mammalian species over the next decades across a large spatial scale (i.e. northern New England).

The University of Maine Postgraduate Scholarships cover the full tuition fees and as well provide an annual stipend of $25,334.

Scholarship Requirements:

To be considered for the scholarship, you must:

• meet the requirements of the programme at the University of Maine
• have strong quantitative (GIS, occupancy modelling, mixed-effects modelling) and writing skills.
• have Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from a Wildlife Ecology, Biology, Natural Resource, or related program are required.

• have a GPA >3.0, as well as strong oral and written communication skills and evidence of progress in publishing work from the M.S. degree.
• have relevant field experience.

Scholarship Duration and Reward

The MS position is fully funded 12-months for up to three years and includes tuition and health insurance. There may also be an opportunity to extend the position to a PhD.

For the PhD position, a $25,334 per year (anticipated 4 years to degree completion) plus tuition and ½ health insurance premium are offered.

The postdoctoral position at the University of Maine flagship institution in Orono, with an active and diverse department. Remote working (within US) is an option. Salary is approximately $52,000 year.

Required Documents

To apply, candidates must be ready to submit the following documents;

• Application Form
• CV
• Cover Letter
• Reference Letters

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should click on the link below to begin their application.

APPLICATION LINK HERE

Deadline:

Not Specified