Funded MS/PhD Opportunity with CSU Animal Human Policy Center
Rebecca Niemiec
Hi all,
I am recruiting a Master's or PhD student starting in Fall 2025 to conduct social science research on animal-human interactions as part of the Animal Human Policy Center. The CSU Animal-Human Policy Center (AHPC) was founded in 2024 and focuses on conducting social science research to help policymakers and government agencies facilitate positive relationships between animals and humans.
Potential topics of PhD/master's projects may include: 1) understanding public perspectives on key animal welfare issues among farmed animals and wildlife (including fur farming, factory farming, and carnivore hunting); 2) examining how the perspectives of the public and animals can be integrated into deliberative, participatory processes for decision-making about wildlife; or 3) examining the challenges preventing families from keeping and caring for their pets and the human health and animal welfare impacts of keeping bonded human-animal families together. Please review the list of current AHPC projects here before applying and indicate which projects are of most interest in your application.
The selected student will be getting their degree in person in Fort Collins, Colorado, via the Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Department in the Warner College of Natural Resources and will have guaranteed funding for 2 years via a graduate teaching assistantship.
Please email your CV, letter of interest, and a writing sample to myself (rebecca...@colostate.edu) and Dr Kogan (lori.kogan@colostate.edu) by March 1st to apply.
Sincerely,
Dr Rebecca (Becky) Niemiec