University of Georgia Graduate Research Assistant (Master of Science) in Statistical Support 2026

The University of Georgia intends to hire one or more MS students to each conduct a thesis research project and provide statistical and technical assistance to the National Park Service’s Inventory and Monitoring Division. Projects will focus on cooperatively analyzing monitoring data, likely to include trend analyses of forest vegetation data. Depending on project foci and student interests, the students may enroll in either the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources or the Department of Statistics.
 

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineJune 30, 2026
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorUniversity of Georgia
• City to studyGeorgia
• School to studyUniversity of Georgia
• Course to studyStatistical Support
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• Approximately $24,000 - $30,000 / year, plus benefits

Requirements

• BS in Statistics or in a related field (e.g., Data Science, Ecology, Mathematics, Natural Resources) with additional quantitative or programming experience; proficiency with R or other coding languages (e.g., Python);
• Experience managing data and developing data visualizations.

Preferred

• Prior experience analyzing monitoring data
• Familiarity with statistical analyses and modeling (e.g., GLMMs, GAMs, occupancy modeling) of monitoring data
• Written and oral communication skills corresponding to quantitative analyses.

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Application Deadline

How To Apply

• Prior to applying to the Graduate School, qualified applicants should send a single email containing the required documents to Drs. Brian Irwin ([email protected]) and Aditya Mishra ([email protected]).

For more information, kindly visit the University of Georgia webpage.