Graduate Assistantship - $1,600/month plus benefits (medical package has a 60 day waiting period). Nonresident tuition waived (resident tuition fees apply). Partial resident tuition fee assistance may be provided based on availability of funds. Start Date: 08/01/2017 Last Date to Apply: 03/15/2017 Description We are seeking a student to conduct research as part of a collaborative study to investigate several aspects of the migration ecology of shorebirds in the Laguna Madre along the lower Texas coast. Specific project goals include 1) estimate abundance and species composition of the shorebird community using the Laguna Madre during autumn and spring migration, 2) estimate carrying capacity of the Laguna Madre for shorebirds, 3) model the spatial and temporal avai