{"id":151,"date":"2018-04-03T08:36:01","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T15:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/wild-herbivore-ecology-lab\/?page_id=151"},"modified":"2026-04-10T09:23:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:23:34","slug":"opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/wild-herbivore-ecology-lab\/opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1971\/2018\/04\/pika_WC-396x586.jpg\" alt=\"watercolor painting of animal\" class=\"wp-image-158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1971\/2018\/04\/pika_WC-396x586.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1971\/2018\/04\/pika_WC.jpg 524w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wild Herbivore Ecology Lab\u00a0typically accepts 1-2 new graduate students per year. Most graduate students are supported through grants acquired by Lisa Shipley, providing research funding and\u00a0Research Assistantships\u00a0that include an academic year stipend, nominal summer support, tuition waiver, and health insurance for 3 years (Ph.D.) and 2 years (M.S.).\u00a0 Other students may be supported on Teaching Assistantships provided by the School of the Environment.\u00a0\u00a0 If you are interested in being part of the lab, send a cover letter, C.V., and unofficial transcripts to Shipley@wsu.edu at any time. If you wish to be considered for a Teaching Assistantship,\u00a0applications to the <a href=\"https:\/\/gradschool.wsu.edu\">WSU graduate school<\/a> need to be submitted by the deadline in January. \u00a0Also consult the <a href=\"https:\/\/environment.wsu.edu\/graduate-studies\">School of the Environment&#8217;s graduate studies page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undergraduate Researchers<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>The Wild Herbivore Ecology lab has many opportunities for undergraduate researchers and volunteers each year, including Honors Thesis projects, internships, and animal care work.&nbsp; If you are interested in being part of the lab, contact Lisa Shipley at Shipley@wsu.edu for current opportunities.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/1971\/2018\/04\/pika_trap-396x374.jpg\" alt=\"The team working together in the field\" class=\"wp-image-157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1971\/2018\/04\/pika_trap-396x374.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1971\/2018\/04\/pika_trap-768x725.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1971\/2018\/04\/pika_trap-792x748.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1971\/2018\/04\/pika_trap.jpg 857w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Undergraduate Researchers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8001,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/wild-herbivore-ecology-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/151"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/wild-herbivore-ecology-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/wild-herbivore-ecology-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/wild-herbivore-ecology-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8001"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/wild-herbivore-ecology-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/wild-herbivore-ecology-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":285,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/wild-herbivore-ecology-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/151\/revisions\/285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/wild-herbivore-ecology-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/wild-herbivore-ecology-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/wild-herbivore-ecology-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/wild-herbivore-ecology-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=151"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/wild-herbivore-ecology-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}