POST-DOCTORAL POSITION AQUATIC ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, BEHAVIOR, OR ECOTOXICOLOGY
Second notice: Applications are invited for a post-doctoral position at the University of Pittsburgh in any area of aquatic ecology or evolution under the direction of Dr. Rick Relyea. Current areas of research in the Relyea Lab include inducible defenses (and other forms of phenotypic plasticity), predator-prey communication, animal mating systems, disease ecology, and community ecotoxicology in aquatic communities. Interested applicants should propose potential research ideas that either build upon our existing work or add interesting new dimensions to areas currently being pursued. The post-doc will reside on the main campus in Pittsburgh from September to March each year and reside at the University's biological field station from April to August (www.pitt.edu/~biology/pymatuning.htm ). For more information about the field station's aquatic facility, go to www.pitt.edu/~relyea/facilities.html. The starting salary is $34,000 plus excellent health benefits. To ensure a productive field season in 2008, the latest start date is 1 April 2008 (a completed Ph.D. is required prior to the start date). Applicants should send a cover letter, cv, a research statement (including potential research projects), and letters of reference to Dr. Rick Relyea ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) by 15 February 2008 or until position is filled (all in pdf format).
