Dear MARMAM community, The Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna (GEMM) Lab,within the Marine Mammal Institute at Oregon State University (OSU), isrecruiting a PhD student interested in marine predator and prey response toclimate change. The successful candidate will join a NSF funded multidisciplinaryproject called SAPPHIRE - Synthesis of Acoustics, Physiology, Prey, and Habitatin a Rapidly Changing Environment. The SAPPHIRE project aims to understand howshifting prey (krill) availability and quality due to climate change willimpact predator (blue whale) health and population resilience. We seek a PhDstudent to lead one of these two projects as their thesis work: (1) Assessrelationships between krill abundance, oceanography, and blue whale behaviorand body condition; (2) Integrate predator and prey physiological data todevelop predictive models of species vulnerability and resilience toenvironmental change. The PhD student will enroll in Fall 2024 and be advisedby Dr. Leigh Torres within the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife andConservation Sciences at OSU. Please read more about the GEMM Lab, theDepartment, required and desired qualifications, the SAPPHIRE project, and Dr.Torres’s letter to prospective students at this link: https://mmi.oregonstate.edu/gemm-lab/prospective-studentsProspective students from diverse, minority, and underrepresented communities(including first generation college graduates) are particularly encouraged toapply. Interested candidates should send a 2-page CV and 1-page cover letteremphasizing fit for the project to leigh.torres@oregonstate.edu;Applications are due March 15th, and a decision will be made by May 1. Cheers, LeighTorres, Ph.D.AssociateProfessor, Oregon State UniversityTheGeospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna Lab (GEMM Lab)Marine MammalInstitute, Oregon Sea GrantDepartmentof Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation SciencesHatfieldMarine Science Center, 2030 SE Marine Science DriveNewport,OR 97365, U.S.AWebsite Blog