We have an opening for a Graduate Research Assistantship for a Ph.D.
student interested in ecological landscape modeling
(http://ecolandmod.ifas.ufl.edu) at the University of Florida. Depending
on student interest, potential topics range broadly, from research into
various modes of physical-biological-chemical interactions (e.g., the
complex system feedbacks that maintain and develop the ridge and slough
patterns in the Everglades peatlands), to novel code development (e.g.,
a multi-grid model, with 1-km resolution hydrology interacting with 1-ha
resolution vegetation/soils), to research into application methods
(e.g., simple desktop applications; uncertainty in complex-system models).
Prospective Ph.D. students may consider degree tracks in Environmental
Science, Hydrologic Science, or Soil Science through the Soil and Water
Science Department (SWSD,
http://soils.ifas.ufl.edu/academics/graduate.htm). Alternatively,
students can seek a degree track in the Interdisciplinary Ecology
Program through the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE,
http://www.snre.ufl.edu).
Our primary research site is in south Florida at the Ft. Lauderdale
Research and Education Center, which is a unit of the University of
Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS). The
University of Florida is a Land-Grant institution with an enrollment in
excess of 43,000 students on the Gainesville campus and a member of the
Association of American Universities. IFAS includes 20 academic units, 5
interdisciplinary centers, and 14 research and educational centers
throughout the state.
Contact Dr. H. Carl Fitz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) for further information on
potential graduate research topics. Interested individuals should submit
an application for acceptance to the Graduate School at the University,
following guidelines provided by the SWSD or SNRE web sites above. To be
considered for an assistantship in ecological landscape modeling, ensure
that copies of pertinent application materials are sent to Dr. Fitz,
including your curriculum vitae and a letter of introduction describing
the nature of your anticipated contribution to the Ecological Landscape
Modeling efforts.
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H. Carl Fitz, Assistant Professor, Landscape Ecology
Soil and Water Science Dept.
Ft. Lauderdale Research & Ed Center
IFAS, University of Florida
954-577-6363
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://ecolandmod.ifas.ufl.edu
