Graduate Research Fellowship (PhD) opportunities on Landscape, Ecological, and Anthropogenic Processes (LEAP).
We are seeking outstanding doctoral students to participate in the new LEAP (Landscape, Ecological, and Anthropogenic Processes) program, an NSF- funded IGERT doctoral training program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The focus of LEAP is an improved understanding of ecological and evolutionary processes in integrated human-natural landscapes by integrating a variety of scientific fields with relevant economic and social science disciplines to prepare students for careers in environmental science, policy, and conservation practice. Departments and colleges at UIC (Biology, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Civil Engineering, Urban Planning and Public Affairs) along with Chicago area partners (Chicago Botanic Garden, The Field Museum, Chicago District of the Army Corp of Engineers, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, the Morton Arboretum, Chicago Wilderness) have develop a program aimed at producing graduates better prepared to effectively protect and enhance biodiversity by combining applied research with basic theory, integrating ecosystem, community and species level approaches, and networking with stewardship professionals and other stakeholders. LEAP fellowships will provide a full stipend ($30,000/yr) and tuition for two years, as well as, research and travel funds for four years. U.S. citizenship or permanent residency is required for all IGERT fellowships. Fellows will be selected based on student qualifications, relevance of research interests, and balance in research topics and backgrounds. More information can be found at http://www.leap.uic.edu and by contacting LEAP coordinator Mary Wais ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). We will have a poster at ESA annual Meeting in San Jose, California on Thursday, August 9, 2007 PS 58-55: LEAP: An IGERT program on integrated human/natural landscapes Mary V. Ashley, University of Illinois-Chicago If you wish to make an appointment during ESA meetings to discuss LEAP and UIC graduate opportunities, you are encouraged to contact Mary Ashley ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) or David Wise ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) at your convenience.
