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Kasey Pregler
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Assistant Prof NMSU | Evolutionary ecology & conservation of freshwater fishes | Lab website: www.preglerlab.com
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We’re hiring TWO postdocs to work on structured decision making of environmental flow releases to support Rio Grande silvery minnow conservation at NMSU. Please share! Any questions should be sent by email. Full posting & how to apply (deadline 3/10/24): jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id...
Postdoc advertisement that states: Structured decision making for environmental flow releases & management options for Rio Grande silvery minnow. Benefits include: $60-67k/year with annual raises & benefits. Funding for conference travel & professional development training. The Lawson & Pregler Labs in the USGS New Mexico Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit and the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology a New Mexico State University invite applications for two postdoctoral researchers beginning summer 2024. These positions will focus on structured decision making for conservation of Rio Grande silvery minnow in New Mexico. The postdocs will (1) co-lead stakeholder workshops, (2) develop a series of predictive decision support tools to inform eflow releases under hydrologic uncertainty, (3) design a monitoring strategy to evaluate effects of decisions. Applications due March 10th 2024. Full announcement: https://www.preglerlab.com/join
February 28, 2024 at 7:50 PM
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New paper out in Ecology & Evolution: "Temperature variation generates interspecific synchrony but spatial asynchrony in survival for freshwater fish communities". onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
November 13, 2023 at 4:06 PM
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November 9, 2023 at 7:31 PM
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🚨MS position in my lab!🚨 Conservation genomics of Pecos pupfish which persist in extreme habitats in saline springs and gypsum sinkholes in the Chihuahuan Desert. Details w/ eligibility and how to apply: preglerlab.com/join Questions should be sent by email. Pls share! 🐟
Advertisement for a Pecos pupfish MS assistantship. The Pregler Lab in the USGS New Mexico Cooperative Research Unit and the Department of Fish, Wildlife, & Conservation Ecology invite applications for a MS assistantship beginning fall 2024. This position will focus on conservation genomics of Pecos pupfish populations in New Mexico. The student will investigate (1) population structure, (2) evidence of selection/local adaptation, & (3) potential admixture with sheepshead minnow. Results will help guide future translocation efforts and inform a genetic monitoring plan for Pecos pupfish. Benefits include $26,252 annual salary, tuition waiver, health insurance reimbursement, and funding for travel to conferences and workshop training. Applications are due December 15th 2023. Eligibility and application instructions can be found in the full announcement posted at https://www.preglerlab.com/join.
November 8, 2023 at 7:05 PM
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🚨PhD position in my lab!🚨 Want to work on conservation genetics of one of the rarest trout species in North America in the beautiful Gila National Forest wilderness? Details w/ eligibility and how to apply: preglerlab.com/join Questions should be sent by email. Pls share! 🐟
Gila trout PhD assistantship flyer with the following text: The Pregler Lab in the USGS New Mexico Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit and the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology at New Mexico State University invites applications for a PhD assistantship beginning late spring/early summer 2024. This position will focus on assessing the effects of a Gila trout outcrossing experiment in the Gila National Forest. The student will develop questions investigating the various fitness outcomes of outcrossing (i.e., genetic rescue potential), and the mating structure and reproductive success through fieldwork and genetic & pedigree analyses. Benefits include guaranteed funding for five years, RA salary 26-27k/year, tuition waiver, health insurance reimbursement. Applications due November 27th 2023. Eligibility and instructions on how to apply can be found at https://preglerlab/join. Questions about the position should be sent by email to kpregler@nmsu.edu.
October 25, 2023 at 8:03 PM
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In Santa Fe to get some genomics projects outlined. PhD/MS positions coming soon! 🐟 Gorgeous fall weather right now 🍂🍃🍁
Yellow aspens Views of yellow aspens Yellow aspen viewpoint overlooking Santa Fe
October 10, 2023 at 4:19 PM
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Bolson tortoise release at Armendaris Ranch last week. These tortoises are part of an experimental population to reintroduce this endangered species to New Mexico. My colleague Abby Lawson’s graduate student, Heather Zimba, is tracking movement & survival of these animals. 🐢🌎
Four Bolson tortoises with transmitters in a bucket until they’re released. Getting ready release tortoises at the site. A small juvenile Bolson tortoise about to be released. Adult Bolson tortoise exploring outside of its burrow.
October 1, 2023 at 4:44 PM