FYI. X-posted from consbio. Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 10:33:22 -0600 From: "Mladenoff, David J." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PhD RA or Postdoc To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ Double-click this line for list subscription options ] PhD Assistantship or Postdoc Forest Landscape Ecology I have an opening for a PhD grad assistant or postdoc in the area of landscape ecology, integrating ecosystems and vegetation ecology. The project would be an extension of our work on the NW Wisconsin Pine Barrens (see lab web site below for details), assessing the dynamics and drivers of landscape change. The Pine Barrens is a sandy outwash plain formerly dominated by pine forest, savanna, and open 'barrens' or northern prairie. Fire and jack pine budworm disturbances predominate. Work would involve establishing a large network of plots across the Barrens landscape, in coordination with companion studies of pollen and charcoal in lake sediments, ecosystem processes (decomposition and C and N dynamics), and modeling. The emphasis is on past landscape states, lagacies, and disturbances. The work would involve developing research questions and collecting vegetation (composition, diversity, exotics), productivity, and possibly soil N and C data, in a matrix landscape of past fire, forest harvesting, agriculture, and re-forestation. The research may include both field work and modeling. Desired qualifications are an MS degree, with strong training in landscape and ecosystems ecology, good quantitative skills, and field experience. The position is open immediately (February 2001), and would ideally be filled by spring. A fall start is possible. The Forest Landscape Ecology Lab is a very interactive and collaborative environment, and similar-minded candidates are sought. A graduate research assistantship is currently around $16000 annually, and includes health benefits, and full tuition remission. Funding is in hand for 3-4 years. Applicants should visit the lab web site http://landscape.forest.wisc.edu and send via email [EMAIL PROTECTED] the following: Statement of experience and interests, unofficial transcript, resume, coordinates for three references, and GREs if available. I will also be attending the US Landscape Ecology meeting in April in Arizona, and the SAF/ESA Forest Ecology Conference in Duluth in June. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- David J. Mladenoff Editor-in-Chief, Landscape Ecology Associate Professor www.wkap.nl/journals/landscape Forest Landscape Ecology Lab http://landscape.forest.wisc.edu [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Forest Ecology & Mgmt., University of Wisconsin-Madison 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706 USA http://forest.wisc.edu/ ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer Environmental Management & Design Division Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
