2024 Oklahoma State University Scholarship (Fully Funded)

July 12, 2024July 12, 2024 press_admin 0 Comments

International students interested in pursuing Masters and PhD graduate degrees in the United States are invited to apply for the 2024 Oklahoma State University Scholarship.

The Gilbert Lab at Oklahoma State University seeks two graduate students with a start date of January 2025. The students will be supported by teaching assistantships through the Department of integrative Biology.

Teaching assignments may include teaching ecology or introductory biology labs and typically consist of 2 labs per semester.

Cost-of-living is low in Oklahoma such that one can live comfortably on a graduate stipend. The state is an interesting place to be a biologist given the diversity of ecoregions.
Urban Wildlife Ecology position (MS or PhD).

Eligibility Criteria:

Have an undergraduate degree in biology, ecology. wildlife, statistics, or related field
Have a MS in biology, ecology, wildlife, statistics, or a related field (for PhD Applicants)
Show a record of publishing peer-reviewed scientific papers Strong quantitative background, including data wrangling and visualization in R, statistics (especially hierarchical models and Bayesian analysis), and GIS & remote sensing
Have some experience with camera trapping
Experience mentoring undergraduate researchers or coordinating volunteers
Excellent writing and communication skills

Benefits:

The Oklahoma State University Scholarship will be offered to selected candidates as teaching assistantships
The teaching assistantship comes with full benefits and a 9-month stipend of $20,542 (MS) or $23,870 (PhD), which will be supplemented with a 3-month summer salary of $4,000-$6,000.