DEADLINE FOR MARINE RESOURCE POPULATION DYNAMICS WORKSHOP APPROACHING

New Undergraduate AND Graduate Student Opportunities in Population
Dynamics!!!

from the NMFS RTR Program at the University of Florida

*           The 10th annual Undergraduate Marine Resources Population
Dynamics (MRPD) Workshop, March 3-9, 2013, at its new location at the Keys
Marine Lab in Long Key, Florida.

*           A new two-week MRPD Summer Program for Masters-level graduate
students and advanced undergraduate students focusing on the interaction of
population dynamics and policy of an important and current issue in the
southeastern U.S.

*           Multiple Graduate Research Assistantships at the University of
Florida to study MRPD with some of the country's best faculty sponsored by
the National Marine Fisheries Service, beginning in January of 2013 and
August of 2013.

Read below for all of the details.  Contact us with any questions you have.

The NMFS RTR Program, located at the University of Florida, is holding its
tenth annual Marine Resources Population Dynamics Workshop. This workshop
will introduce fifteen outstanding undergraduate students from around the
country to the field of population dynamics using exciting case studies
involving harvested fish species and protected species (such as sea turtles
or marine mammals). The workshop will take place March 3-9, 2013 at the Keys
Marine Lab in Long Key, Florida. The program will cover all costs for the
students selected to participate. The workshop is designed for students who
have strong math skills and enjoy math, who also have a basic understanding
of ecology. It will be taught by University of Florida faculty and
scientists from the National Marine Fisheries Service. Network with students
from around the country that share your interests and with faculty and
scientists that can help shape your future.   Note that 100% of past
participants have recommended this program! For more information and
application materials, please visit  <http://www.popdyrtr.com/>
www.popdyrtr.com< <http://www.popdyrtr.com/> http://www.popdyrtr.com> The
deadline for receipt of applications is October 15, 2012.

The Marine Resources Population Dynamics Summer opportunity for graduate
students and undergraduate seniors is a two-week, all-expense-paid program
that will introduce participants to the population dynamics and complexity
of a critically important, current case study in marine conservation and
fisheries management by meeting the stakeholders, academic and agency
scientists, and policy-makers involved.  Participants will meet on the
University of Florida campus and travel to relevant locations in the
southeastern United States.  At the conclusion of the program, participants
will present a policy recommendation of their own creation to policymakers.
The workshop is intended for students with strong quantitative interests and
extensive research experience, striving for a career in population dynamics.
Interested individuals should visit the website <http://www.popdyrtr.com/>
www.popdyrtr.com< <http://www.popdyrtr.com/> http://www.popdyrtr.com> or
call  <tel:%28352%29294-0886> (352)294-0886 for application and required
documents or additional information.  Application deadline for the summer
workshop is January 7, 2013.

Also, the NMFS RTR Program at the University of Florida is looking for
graduate students to begin in both the Spring of 2013 and the Fall of 2013.
Full assistantships are available at both the Masters and Doctoral level.
For additional information please go to:  <http://www.popdyrtr.com/>
www.popdyrtr.com< <http://www.popdyrtr.com/> http://www.popdyrtr.com>

If you have any questions on either the Undergraduate Workshop, Summer
Program or the Graduate Assistantships, please contact Mendy Willis,
Administrative Assistant at  <tel:%28352%29%20294-0886> (352) 294-0886 or
<mailto:mendywil...@ufl.edu> mendywil...@ufl.edu<mailto:
<mailto:mendywil...@ufl.edu> mendywil...@ufl.edu>

Jim Berkson, Ph.D.

Program Leader and Courtesy Associate Professor

Certified Senior Ecologist, Ecological Society of America

NMFS RTR Program at the University of Florida

PO Box 110240

Gainesville, FL  32611

 <tel:352%20294-0887> 352 294-0887

Jim.Berk...@NOAA.Gov<mailto: <mailto:Jim.Berk...@NOAA.Gov>
Jim.Berk...@NOAA.Gov>

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