Graduate position: UAlaska.SalmonLifeHistory | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Applicants sought for Master of Science (MS) in Fisheries position at the
University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF; campus located in Juneau, Alaska, USA).

Project: Salmon life history evolution and hatchery mating policy in
Alaska: is non-selective mating unnatural?

Currently there is minimal understanding of how well salmon hatchery
production protocols mimic natural mating strategies or maintain genetic
variation and fish size. The successful applicant will conduct MS thesis
research using a demographic and genetic dataset of unparalleled richness
(Auke Creek coho salmon) to: 1) quantify the relative fitness (survival and
reproductive success) of ‘jacks’ (precocial males) and full-size males in a
wild coho population; 2) determine whether jacks are more likely to sire
jacks and larger female offspring than are full-size males; and 3) assess
the contribution of jacks to the maintenance of genetic diversity in wild
and hatchery populations. Fieldwork and computer analyses required.
Population genetics background preferred. Final confirmation of funding
anticipated shortly.

Project team: Megan McPhee (UAF) *mvmcphee@alaska.edu <mvmcphee@alaska.edu>*,
David Tallmon (University of Alaska Southeast & UAF) *datallmon@alaska.edu
<datallmon@alaska.edu>*, Scott Vulstek (NOAA Auke Bay Laboratories)
*scott.vulstek@noaa.gov
<svulstek@noaa.gov>*

Start date: 01/10/20

Salary:~$30K/yr + tuition + health insur; 2 yrs pending final confirmation
of funding.

Information about UAF MS application:
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<div dir=”ltr”>Applicants sought for Master of Science (MS) in Fisheries
position at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF; campus located in Juneau, Alaska,
USA).

Project: Salmon life history evolution and
hatchery mating policy in Alaska: is non-selective mating unnatural?

Currently there is minimal understanding of how
well salmon hatchery production protocols mimic natural mating strategies or maintain
genetic variation and fish size. The successful applicant will conduct MS
thesis research using a demographic and genetic dataset of unparalleled
richness (Auke Creek coho salmon) to: 1) quantify the relative fitness
(survival and reproductive success) of ‘jacks’ (precocial males) and full-size
males in a wild coho population; 2) determine whether jacks are more likely to
sire jacks and larger female offspring than are full-size males; and 3) assess
the contribution of jacks to the maintenance of genetic diversity in wild and
hatchery populations. Fieldwork and computer analyses required. Population genetics background preferred.
Final confirmation of funding anticipated shortly.

Project team: Megan McPhee (UAF) <a href=”mailto:mvmcphee@alaska.edu“>mvmcphee@alaska.edu</a>, David Tallmon (University of Alaska Southeast & UAF) <a href=”mailto:datallmon@alaska.edu“>datallmon@alaska.edu</a>, Scott Vulstek (NOAA Auke Bay Laboratories) <a href=”mailto:svulstek@noaa.gov“>scott.vulstek@noaa.gov</a>

Salary:~$30K/yr + tuition + health insur; 2 yrs
pending final confirmation of funding.

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