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Graduate Assistantship/ non-market valuation



Announcing...

A Graduate Research Assistantship
Michigan State University
Department of Forestry


In the area of: Resource Economics

Principle Investigator is seeking a computer-literate Ph.D. 
level student with a strong interest in non-market valuation, 
risk, and/or choice modeling. The student will be responsible for 
completing an interview-based contingent valuation study of 
fire risk in an rural wildland interface setting. The student 
may also participate in other research on choice modeling, 
decision theory, environmental psychology, and incorporating 
non-market values into decision-making. The ideal candidate 
will have completed graduate study in one of the areas listed 
above, possess solid quantitative/analytic skills and have 
demonstrated proven ability to conduct field research with a 
high level of independence. 	 

Ph.D. degrees may be earned in the Department of Forestry with 
the option of completing MSU's highly regarded 
multidisciplinary graduate program in resource economics.  

Benefits include salary ($1188-$1318/month), partial tuition 
waiver and health insurance. This assistanceship initially 
covers one year, with renewal contingent on performance and the 
availability of funding. Starting date is somewhat flexible, 
but late spring/early summer 1995 is preferred.

Interested students should send copies of their transcripts
(unofficial ones are OK initially), GRE scores, and names,
addresses and phone numbers of at least three references to:

Professor Jeremy Fried
Michigan State University
Department of Forestry
126 Natural Resources
East Lansing, MI 48824
Internet: jeremy@msu.edu
Tel. 517-432-3352
FAX  517-432-1143

A brochure describing the graduate programs in the Department
of Forestry may be obtained by writing to the same address.







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