Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Botany, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
A Postdoctoral Fellow (2-3 yr) position is available at University of Hawaii at Manoa in the laboratory of Dr. Lawren Sack (Botany Department). The position is to participate in an NSF-funded study of the responses of leaf hydraulic properties to environmental factors, their determination in vascular architecture and membrane physiology, and their impacts on whole-plant performance and ecology. Native Hawaiian species and invasive species will be studied in common gardens and across the dramatic natural moisture and soil age gradients of Hawai'i. Studies will also focus on the evolution and function of diversity in leaf traits across Hawaiian lineages and across arboretum-grown species of Araceae with exceptionally diverse leaves. Candidates interested in this position should have a PhD degree; quantitative skills; demonstration of self-motivation, productivity and creative thinking; ability to work as part of a team and to carry out research in the field as well as laboratory; and background in any or several of the following: plant hydraulics, gas exchange, anatomy, biomechanics, ecology, and/or biophysics. Stipend to be determined based on background and experience. The start date is negotiable, but before the end of 2006. Please send cover letter stating research interests, experience, and CV with three names of potential referees to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] Application review will begin July 31st, 2006 and will continue until the position is filled. ---------------------------------------------------- Lawren Sack Department of Botany University of Hawai`i 3190 Maile Way Honolulu, HI 96822 Tel: 808-956-9389 FAX: 808-956-3923 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/sack/
