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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> de Beurs, Kirsten [<a href="mailto:kdebeurs@ou.edu">mailto:kdebeurs@ou.edu</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 6, 2019 6:34 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:department_chairs@lists.aag.org">department_chairs@lists.aag.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Department_chairs] MS GRA ODOT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#0D0D0D">We seek applications from motivated students that wish to pursue a career in conservation and natural resource management with a specific interest in future work with state and federal agencies or in the private sector. The successful
applicant will work with a team of dedicated team of transportation biologists who, contracted by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), address conservation issues that include c</span><span class="normaltextrun">ompliance with the Endangered Species
Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. The
</span>GRA will <span class="normaltextrun">work closely with these </span>biologists in the Natural Resources program and the Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory in ongoing efforts to integrate and manage conservation data and participate in field studies<span class="normaltextrun">.
The position is 12 months, renewed annually. Upon successful completion of the program, the student will have earned a masters of science in Geography and Environmental Sustainability. Funding for this position is from a
</span><span style="color:#0D0D0D">contract with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Qualifications: </b>B.S. degree in geography, GIS, biology, ecology, natural resources, or related field, and coursework and practical experience with GIS. Applicants should possess strong written and oral communication skills, demonstrable critical thinking
and problem solving skills, and motivation to complete project tasks and meet deadlines.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Salary: </b>$1,800/month, and tuition and fees included.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Closing date:</b> 1 April 2019<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Contact:</b> Bruce Hoagland (<a href="mailto:bhoagland@ou.edu">bhoagland@ou.edu</a>)<o:p></o:p></p>
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