One graduate assistantship will be available starting August, 2015 to work on Scaled Quail demography, seasonal habitat use, and effects of climate on nest success in the Chihuahuan Desert in southern New Mexico. The successful applicant will be supported for three years on a graduate assistantship, but will be encouraged to accept semester long teaching assistantships, as they become available, outside of field seasons for additional experience. The most qualified applicants will have wildlife related field experience, including but not limited to, telemetry, working independently at remote field sites, supervising technicians, and demonstrated skills in data organization, data analysis, and writing. Primary duties will include trapping, banding, attaching transmitters, tracking quail,