​We are continuing to recruit biologists to work as fisheries observers—currently for trainings that will begin 12/26/18 for the North Pacific (Alaska) and February 2019 for Trawl Catch Shares (west coast) Observer Programs.  Additionally, we will continue to hire and deploy observers to the North Pacific during the summer of 2019.
 
If you know any recent grads or December graduates still looking for field biology positions, please forward this e-mail and encourage them to visit our website or get in touch with me directly.  There is a new video on our website about the purpose of fisheries observers, you can watch it here: www.alaskanobservers.com/working-as-an-observer.
 
Let me know if you would also like a pdf flyer to put up in your department.  To stop receiving my emails just reply with the word “unsubscribe.”
 
Sincerely,
 
Rachel Moore
Recruiting Coordinator
Alaskan Observers, Inc.
r-moore@alaskanobservers.com
www.alaskanobservers.com
1-888-317-9343

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Seeking graduate students (MS and PhD) who are interested in research on water governance, water security, and sustainable transitions to start in Fall 2019. New graduate students will be joining a vibrant group of current staff researchers, post-doctoral researchers, and graduate students at Texas A&M University who study various dimensions of water security and governance.  
Areas of specific interest that complement themes of current research include:

• Household and community-scale water insecurity
• Socio-technological change and the political ecology of water infrastructure
• Urban water security and governance of sustainable transitions
• General themes of urban groundwater governance, desalination and water reuse.

There are opportunities to develop research projects in existing global research sites and collaborations (Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica, Australia, and Israel) in addition to research sites in the transboundary area of Texas (El Paso), San Antonio, and southern California.
Students who work in the area of household and community-scale water insecurity will also have professionalization and networking opportunities through the interdisciplinary NSF-funded HWISE RCN (Household Water Insecurity Experiences-Research Coordination Network, https://hwise-rcn.org/). 
Students interested in urban water security will have opportunities to work in a large research "X-Grant" project funded by Texas A&M University Presidential Excellence Fund ("Pathways to sustainable urban water security: Desalination and water reuse in the 21st Century), urbanwaterpathways.wordpress.com/team. Students will also have opportunities to participate in an interdisciplinary community of researchers in policy, engineering, urban planning, law, and the Texas Water Resources Institute.
Funding is available for up to four years (through graduate teaching assistantships, research assistantships, and fellowships) with the potential for additional support thereafter.  For more information, please contact me (wjepson@tamu.edu) and consult https://wendyjepson.net/.  
The application deadline for Fall 2019 funding is January 1, 2019. To apply to the Texas A&M graduate school submit your application to http://admissions.tamu.edu/graduate/apply


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Wendy Jepson
Texas A&M University
wjepson@tamu.edu
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Graduate Research Assistantships in Forest Soils
The Oregon State University Forest Engineering, Resources & Management (FERM) Department awards 3-5 new fellowships to MS and PhD students each year. Fellowships are awarded in each of the department’s areas of concentration (AOC). We are seeking applications to our Forest Soils and Watershed Management AOC. Fellowships include a full tuition waiver, a competitive annual stipend including summer support, and associated benefits for 2 (MS) or 3 (PhD) years.

Students awarded the fellowships will be responsible for completing course work, developing a project, collecting data and samples from the field, analyzing samples in the laboratory, data analyses, preparing progress reports, presenting results at a regional and/or national conferences, preparing and preparing a thesis and manuscript(s) for publication. The student will also be expected to be involved in other projects within the research group and department thereby providing them with a broad range of experience and opportunities to collaborate.
 
Potential Starting Dates: July 1, 2019 -September, 2019
 
Strong applicants will have some combination of an interest in forest soils or forest hydrology, competitive GPA and GRE scores, research experience, good letters of reference, and/or good written and oral communication skills.
 
Fellowships are awarded to the top applicants interested in studying under a FERM Department faculty member.  To be eligible for a fellowship to study prospective students need to:
1.  Apply to the Sustainable Forest Management Degree in the FERM Department through the Oregon State University Graduate School (http://gradschool.oregonstate.edu/admissions/process).  The deadline for Fellowship consideration is December 31, 2018. Start the process early! And allow plenty of time for references to submit their statements.  Questions regarding the application process should be addressed to:
FERM Department: Madison Dudley-   Madison.Dudley@oregonstate.edu
2.  Contact Jeff Hatten (info listed below) with your interest in forest soils and be prepared to provide 1) copies of transcripts, 2) CV or resume, 3) contact information for 3 references and 4) a brief written statement of your research interests in forest soils and career goals. 
Feel free to contact Dr. Hatten with any questions on the opportunity
 
Dr. Jeff Hatten
Associate Professor
Forest Soils
Email: jeff.hatten@oregonstate.edu
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