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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point College of Natural Resources</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Chequamegon-Nicolet Forest Service Project</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The College of Natural Resources (CNR) at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point (UWSP) is recruiting for a graduate assistant who will be involved in a project designed
to understand visitor and resident perceptions about a landscape-scale effort to restore 37,000 acres of pine barren and northern dry forests. This two-year assistantship, including a 6 week internship for a graduate student at the USFS Northern Research Station
(NRS) in Evanston, will entail creating and implementing a landowner survey, on-site visitor surveys, and roving focus groups that will culminate in a master’s thesis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Qualifications</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">BS Degree in geography, rural sociology, land use management and/or planning, landscape ecology, forestry or related field with at least
a 3.0 GPA in the last two years of your undergraduate degree.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Interest in learning social science research methods including surveys, focus groups, and other qualitative and quantitative methods, and
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Preference will be given to applicants with knowledge and work history in ecological restoration and some use of GIS, those with competitive GRE scores, those with a passionate
interest in land use planning and conservation in general, and the human dimensions of resource management in particular.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Begins September 2015 and runs until May 2017. Assistantship provides about $2,000/month stipend for 20 months, all research expenses, and research-related travel expenses.
In addition, out-of-state tuition surcharges are waived for non-Wisconsin residents and students may be eligible for insurance benefits.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">About the Masters Program at the College of Natural Resources (CNR)…</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">UW-Stevens Point, CNR offers a Master of Science Degree in Natural Resources, with an emphasis of your choosing. Graduate students work one-on-one with their faculty advisor
and committee to develop a plan of study that reflects the student’s background and interests.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/Pages/graduate.aspx"><span style="color:purple">http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/Pages/graduate.aspx</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">About the College of Natural Resources at UW- Stevens Point…</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">With 1,200 undergraduates, 120 graduate students, and over 80 faculty and staff members, UW-Stevens Point’s College of Natural Resources is one of the leading natural resource
colleges in the nation. Our cross-disciplinary efforts are core to addressing both new and long-standing natural resource issues locally and globally.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/Pages/default.aspx"><span style="color:purple">http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/Pages/default.aspx</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">About Stevens Point…</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Located in the center of Wisconsin, Stevens Point is a mid-sized community with a reputation for excellent community arts programs and access to a myriad of recreational
and natural resources-based activities, from hiking local trails to visiting regional forests and lakes. Housing is accessible and affordable and the climate reflects the best of the four seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">To Apply…</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Application requirements for our program:<a href="http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/graduateProgram/Pages/applicationProcedure.aspx"><span style="color:purple">http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/graduateProgram/Pages/applicationProcedure.aspx</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">(Note: You will need to complete application requirements for both UW-Stevens Point and the CNR)</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Also, send an electronic letter of interest and resume by July 1, 2015 to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Dr. Anna Haines,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:ahaines@uwsp.edu"><span style="color:purple">ahaines@uwsp.edu</span></a>, (715) 346-2386<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Sylfaen","serif"">Professor and Director</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Sylfaen","serif"">Center for Land Use Education</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Sylfaen","serif"">800 Reserve Street</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Sylfaen","serif"">College of Natural Resources</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Sylfaen","serif"">University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Sylfaen","serif"">Stevens Point, WI 54481</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Sylfaen","serif"">715.346.2386</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Sylfaen","serif""><a href="mailto:ahaines@uwsp.edu">ahaines@uwsp.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Sylfaen","serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr-ap/clue">http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr-ap/clue</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">An EEO/AA employer, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point and Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX and American with Disabilities
(ADA) requirements. La Universidad de Wisconsin-Extensi�n, un empleador con igualdad de oportunidades y acci�n afirmativa (EEO/AA), proporciona igualdad de oportunidades en empleo y programas, incluyendo los requisitos del T�tulo IX (Title IX) y de la Ley
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The College of Natural Resources (CNR) at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point (UWSP) is recruiting for a graduate assistant who will be involved in a project designed
to understand visitor and resident perceptions about a landscape-scale effort to restore 37,000 acres of pine barren and northern dry forests. This two-year assistantship, including a 6 week internship for a graduate student at the USFS Northern Research Station
(NRS) in Evanston, will entail creating and implementing a landowner survey, on-site visitor surveys, and roving focus groups that will culminate in a master’s thesis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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a 3.0 GPA in the last two years of your undergraduate degree.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Interest in learning social science research methods including surveys, focus groups, and other qualitative and quantitative methods, and
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Preference will be given to applicants with knowledge and work history in ecological restoration and some use of GIS, those with competitive GRE scores, those with a passionate
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Begins September 2015 and runs until May 2017. Assistantship provides about $2,000/month stipend for 20 months, all research expenses, and research-related travel expenses.
In addition, out-of-state tuition surcharges are waived for non-Wisconsin residents and students may be eligible for insurance benefits.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">About the Masters Program at the College of Natural Resources (CNR)…</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">UW-Stevens Point, CNR offers a Master of Science Degree in Natural Resources, with an emphasis of your choosing. Graduate students work one-on-one with their faculty advisor
and committee to develop a plan of study that reflects the student’s background and interests.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/Pages/graduate.aspx"><span style="color:purple">http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/Pages/graduate.aspx</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">With 1,200 undergraduates, 120 graduate students, and over 80 faculty and staff members, UW-Stevens Point’s College of Natural Resources is one of the leading natural resource
colleges in the nation. Our cross-disciplinary efforts are core to addressing both new and long-standing natural resource issues locally and globally.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Located in the center of Wisconsin, Stevens Point is a mid-sized community with a reputation for excellent community arts programs and access to a myriad of recreational
and natural resources-based activities, from hiking local trails to visiting regional forests and lakes. Housing is accessible and affordable and the climate reflects the best of the four seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">(Note: You will need to complete application requirements for both UW-Stevens Point and the CNR)</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Dr. Anna Haines,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:ahaines@uwsp.edu"><span style="color:purple">ahaines@uwsp.edu</span></a>, (715) 346-2386<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">An EEO/AA employer, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point and Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX and American with Disabilities
(ADA) requirements. La Universidad de Wisconsin-Extensi�n, un empleador con igualdad de oportunidades y acci�n afirmativa (EEO/AA), proporciona igualdad de oportunidades en empleo y programas, incluyendo los requisitos del T�tulo IX (Title IX) y de la Ley
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