One PhD Research Assistantship in Agroecology at Penn State University beginning fall 2008 in Depts. of Entomology and Crop and Soil Science. Interdisciplinary study on weed population management and dynamics, arthropod community, soil quality indicators, nutrient cycling and agronomic properties in organic cropping systems. Interest in or experience in working with complex systems studies is desired but not required. Student will work directly in collaboration with Mary Barbercheck (arthropod ecology), David Mortensen (weed ecology), and Jason Kaye (biogeochemistry), graduate and undergraduate students, postdocs and technicians, and a farmer advisory panel in guiding the research and outreach education associated with the project. For further information, contact Mary Barbercheck, Penn State Dept. of Entomology, meb34 at psu.edu
