MICROBIAL ECOLOGY GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES Two doctoral student positions are available for motivated individuals in microbial ecology/ environmental microbiology/ biogeochemistry in the Biological Sciences Department at Kent State University in Ohio.
Research will incorporate modern molecular and genomic methods in microbial ecology as well as process-based field and laboratory studies. Research topics include: Ecological mechanisms regulating bacterial, fungal, and archaeal diversity Effects of microbial community composition on ecosystem processes Biogeochemical interactions between microbial communities and the nitrogen and carbon cycles Examining impacts of anthropogenic disturbance and pollution on microbial communities Soil and stream habitats in forest and agricultural areas as well as acid mine drainage and the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica Previous experience in microbial systems and molecular techniques desired; a strong interest in microbial ecology is required. For more information, contact Chris Blackwood and/or Jenny Baeseman, who will be starting new projects at Kent State in Fall 2006! Positions will remain open until filled. Current contact info: Christopher Blackwood, Ph.D. School of Natural Resources & Environment Dana Bldg. Room 1520 University of Michigan 440 Church St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1041 734-763-8003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jenny Baeseman, Ph.D. Princeton University Department of Geosciences M45 Guyot Hall Princeton, NJ 08544 609-258-6294 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
