Graduate Research Assistant - Outdoor Ethics in School Forests

A research project and assistantship is available for a student interested in pursuing a Master of Science in Natural Resources.
Project: The graduate assistant will help lead a study to examine the extent and nature of outdoor ethics programming at Wisconsin’s School Forests (for more information about school forests, visit https://www.uwsp.edu/wcee/wcee/leaf/sf/).

Responsibilities and Requirements: The graduate assistant will contribute to all stages of the research project, including questionnaire development, preparation of paperwork for needed research approvals, collection of field data, data entry and analysis, and preparation and presentation of reports and papers. Successful completion of the project will require strong communication skills, comfort working in a school forest setting, willingness to travel for data collection, and an ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Requirements for graduate application to UW – Stevens Point and the College of Natural Resources may be found here: http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/graduateProgram/Pages/applicationProcedure.aspx
Students on a graduate assistantship must maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher and enroll in at least 4 credits (part-time graduate student status) during the academic year.

Start Date: August 2025

Application: Contact Dr. Laura Anderson McIntyre (landerso@uwsp.edu; 715-346-4182), Dr. Becca Franzen (bfranzen@uwsp.edu; 715-346-4943), or Dr. Kendra Liddicoat (kliddicoa@uwsp.edu; 715-346-2028) for more information and to express interest in the assistantship. Graduate school applications for the fall semester are due to UW – Stevens Point and the College of Natural Resources by June 15, 2025.