POST-DOCTORAL POSITION: CANADIAN FOREST MEGA-PLOT PROJECT Post-doctoral position available starting as early as March 2008 in forest ecology and ecosystem dynamics, in conjunction with a large mapped temperate forest plot, located at Haliburton Forest, ~220 km northeast of Toronto, Ontario. The project focuses on spatial distribution patterns of temperate forest trees in relation to edaphic variables and lake margins. The project is the first “temperate forest comparison plot” in North America conducted in coordination the Center for Tropical Forest Science; the project will culminate in global comparative analyses of the structure and dynamics of tropical and temperate forests. A second plot in managed forest centered on a metereological instrument tower at the site is also planned.
Position responsibilities will include assistance with recruitment and supervision of plot sampling crews, collection of a spatially-explicit soil and edaphic variables, assistance with forest meteorological studies, data analysis and writing. Work with existing tropical data sets is also possible. Prior experience with large spatially explicit data sets, natural history of north temperate forests is desirable. Experience with large plot data sets, forest soils, forest carbon processes, and forest meteorology would be a plus. Please send curriculum vitae, a description of research accomplishments and interests, and the names and telephone numbers of three references to: Dr. Sean C. Thomas, Faculty of Forestry, 33 Willcocks St., University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3B3 (Email preferred: [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Applications will be accepted until Feb. 15, 2008, or until the position is filled. For further information please consult the following web-sites: Thomas lab (http://larva.forestry.utoronto.ca/thomas/ThomasMain.htm) Center for Tropical Forest Science (http://www.ctfs.si.edu/) Haliburton Forest (www.haliburtonforest.com)
