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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 6, 2025 10:48 AM<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Short, Rachel <Rachel.Short@sdstate.edu>; Leffler, Joshua <Alan.Leffler@sdstate.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXT] (Share) SDSU positions - PhD student and postdoc - bison range mgmt project</span>
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Please share the attached announcements as you see fit with your graduate students and recent grads, as well as anyone on the fed side who might want to switch gears.</div>
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My colleagues at SDSU, Dr. Rachel Short and Dr. Josh Leffler, are looking to fill two positions on a USDA NRCS CIG project broadly focused on understanding the impact of bale grazing on a bison ranch in the Sandhills of NE. And yes - funding is a go! 😉</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">Dr. Short's postdoc is for someone interested in socio-ecological aspects, such as stakeholder engagement, informal and formal learning practices, and climate adaptation. </div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">Based in Rapid City, SD at the SDSU West River Research & Extension Center</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">The student will focus on the implications of bale grazing on plant community structure and soil ecosystem function, specifically looking at plant community comp, SOM, soil C flux, as well as developing their own questions. </div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">Start May 2025</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">Based in Brookings, SD (on campus) during the academic year; student will be living at the field site during the summer (NE)</div>
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