The WACFWRU’s new Assistant Unit Leader, Alex McInturff, joined the Unit in June 2021. We’re thrilled to have Alex’s expertise. You can read more about Alex here.
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Position Open: Assistant Unit Leader – Wildlife
The application period for an Assistant Unit Leader position at the Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit will be open from 11/13/20 – 12/12/20. Please see details here. We seek a scholar with expertise in the human dimensions of wildlife management. The selected candidate will be hired by the US Geological Survey and will hold a position of either Assistant or Associate Professor without Tenure in the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences. Questions may be directed to Unit Leader Sarah Converse at sconver@uw.edu.
Congratulations to student award winners!
The WACFWRU held our Annual Graduate Student Symposium on Wednesday 10/28. The winner of the 2020 Pauley Award for best student presentation in the Symposium was Amanda Warlick (PhD candidate, UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences). Also announced at the Symposium was the winner of the 2019-2020 John Pierce Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Abby Bratt (MS student, UW Quantitative Ecology and Resource Managment). Abby and Amanda are both members of the Quantitative Conservation Lab at UW.
“Insights into Government Employment” webinar available on Youtube.
On July 22, WACFWRU Unit Leaders Sarah Converse and Mark Scheuerell held a webinar in collaboration with the University of Washington College of the Environment. The webinar provides an inside perspective on what its like to work in environmental science for the federal government. The webinar – targeted to graduate students and post-docs – also provides tips for getting a federal government job. Watch the webinar here.
Delayed but on its way: AUL advertisement
We are still expecting the advertisement for our new assistant unit leader position to be posted in the near future, but we don’t expect it to happen in August. We will announce it here as soon as the position is posted on usajobs.gov. You can also keep a look at usajobs.gov for the position (we suggest searching for USGS positions in Washington State).
Pre-Notice: Assistant Unit Leader in Wildlife Human Dimensions
The Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at the University of Washington will soon invite applications for a Wildlife Human Dimensions Scientist. Please read more here.
Welcome Mark Scheuerell!
The Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit is happy to announce the arrival of our new Assistant Unit Leader – Fisheries, Dr. Mark Scheuerell. Mark comes to us from the NOAA Fisheries Northwest Fisheries Science Center. Welcome Mark!