Position Announcement: PhD student

The Labs of Drs Francesco Ferretti and Yan Jiao in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation at Virginia Tech seek a motivated candidate for a Ph.D. position starting in August 2024.  We are looking for an energetic, entrepreneurial, and creative student who would like to conduct research in fisheries science, marine conservation, and ecology, … Read more Position Announcement: PhD student

The only people in the Chesapeake Bay TRYING to catch cownose rays

if you ask most fishers around the Chesapeake Bay about cownose rays, they’ll typically respond with some version about how much they don’t like the rays, and how frequently they catch them while fishing for other species (this is called “bycatch”). All of these unwanted captures over the years have only furthered a negative reputation … Read more The only people in the Chesapeake Bay TRYING to catch cownose rays

Position Announcement: Postdoctoral Researcher

Position Summary: We seek candidates for a Postdoctoral Research Position who will join the Ferretti lab at Virginia Tech to research sharks and other fish and their interaction with global fishing fleets. The postdoctoral associate will analyze and develop research on interactions between fish and fisheries by analyzing a diverse suite of large datasets from … Read more Position Announcement: Postdoctoral Researcher