PhD position in Stream Ecology Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
We are seeking a PhD student to join us in a large interdisciplinary project which has been recommended* for funding through the National Science Foundationâs (NSF) Frontiers in Biological Research (FIBR) Program: Linking genes to ecosystems: how do ecological and evolutionary processes interact in nature. The start date for this position is January 2007 The successful applicant will be based at the University of Georgiaâs Institute of Ecology and will be part of an interdisciplinary research team composed of scientists from the University of Georgia, University of California, Riverside, Cornell University, the University of Nebraska, and several other universities. Field research will be conducted in tropical streams of Trinidad and laboratory work at the University of Georgiaâs Institute of Ecology. The successful applicant will be involved in the characterization of tropical stream food webs using a variety of approaches (natural abundance stable isotopes; stoichiometry; experimental 15N additions). He/she will be involved in small-scale and whole-stream manipulative experiments. He/she will have considerable intellectual freedom to develop independent research projects that compliment, but are distinct from goals of the main project. Please contact Dr. Catherine Pringle at [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you would like furth! er information about this opportunity. Please send a cover letter stating your accomplishments and interests, a curriculum vitae, any representative publications, and the names (and e-mail addresses of three references) by mail or email to: Dr. Catherine Pringle, Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) *Please Note: The Project has been recommended for funding - but is not yet funded - as of the posting of this advertisement (8/14/06). We anticipate hearing the final word in the next two weeks.
