Call for three PhD candidates to work with an international network in Europe
Our research group is involved in an international collaboration. As part of this collaborative network, three 100% positions as a PhD student in applied ecology are available at Hedmark University College, Faculty of Forestry and Wildlife Management at Evenstad in Norway from April 1.2008 to March 31.2011. We accept applications from any qualified person. Whoever is appointed will be based at our Faculty at Evenstad in Norway, but will be formally tied to a university in our team that is accredited to give PhDs (e.g., Oslo, Trondheim). The position is attached to the scientific project "Extinction mechanisms in small populations: Linking theory, experiments and observational studies in a comparative setting". The project is financed by the Research Council of Norway and Hedmark University College. In the project Hedmark University College collaborates with scientists from the universities in Oslo (Nils Chr. Stenseth), Trondheim (Bernt-Erik Sæther), Tromsø (Rolf A. Ims), Paris (Jean-François Le Galliard), Jyväskylä (Hannu Ylönen), London (E-J Milner Gulland) and Aberdeen (Xavier Lambin). The project aims at linking population biological theory to applied ecological questions of population extinction using experimental and observational studies of several small rodent populations. This comparative approach between experimental and observational studies, between species varying in ways that may essentially affect population dynamics, and between different localities will contribute fundamentally to generalize our understanding of the processes underlying extinction processes. In total we will appoint 3 PhD-students who will work as a team in this project. The main focus for each PhD student will be: 1) Studies on experimental populations; 2) Studies on natural populations; and 3) Population viability modeling. Application deadline 10 december 2007. Download the call at http://jf.legalliard.free.fr/docs/PhDNorway.pdf Questions about the position or work environment can be directed to Harry P. Andreassen, tlf. +47 62 43 08 52 / +47 92 83 12 02, or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Applications should be made to Hedmark University College. The application and CV should be marked with the reference number (see below) and submitted electronically on the college website: www.hihm.no/stillingledig, or on e-mail directly to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do not send certificates and references with the application, we may ask for them later.
