Postdoctoral Position in Aquatic Ecology
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
We are seeking candidates for a 2-4 year postdoctoral position for a large
interdisciplinary project funded through the National Science Foundations
(NSF) Frontiers in Biological Research (FIBR) Program: Linking genes to
ecosystems: how do ecological and evolutionary processes interact in nature?
The position will be based at Cornell University and will be part of an
interdisciplinary research team composed of scientists from Cornell
University, University of California - Riverside, University of Nebraska,
University of Georgia, and several other universities. Field research will
be conducted in tropical streams of Trinidad and laboratory work carried out
at Cornell (Alex Flecker lab group), the University of Nebraska (Steve
Thomas lab group), and the University of Georgias Institute of Ecology
(Cathy Pringle lab group). The successful applicant will be involved in
characterization of tropical stream food webs and ecosystem research that
includes ecological stoichiometry, experimental 15N tracer studies, stream
ecosystem metabolism, and other analytical techniques for investigating the
functioning of ecosystems. With another postdoctoral associate, the
successful candidate will co-coordinate studies of ecosystem variables in
study streams and participate in manipulative experiments that involve a
larger research team. He/she will have considerable intellectual freedom to
develop independent research projects that complement the main goals of the
project.
A Ph.D. with strong experience in ecosystem ecology is required.
Consideration of applications will begin immediately and will continue until
the position is filled. For more information, please contact the co-PIs of
the FIBR Ecosystem team: Dr. Alex Flecker at [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dr. Steve
Thomas at [EMAIL PROTECTED], or Dr. Cathy Pringle at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To apply, please send by email a cover letter describing your research
interests and expertise along with an available start date, a curriculum
vitae, representative publications, and contact information for three
references to: Alex Flecker ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), Department of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
Cornell University is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer
