Minority Post-doc in Marine Ecology - Starting in 2009, a minority post-doctoral research fellowship will be available in the Silliman lab at the University of Florida. To receive this fellowship funding, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen and fit the current, NSF-definition of a minority in science (Hispanic, African-American, Native American, or Pacific Islander). Potential research topics include but are not limited: (1) community ecology of rocky shores, salt marshes, mangroves, or coral reefs, (2) interactive impacts of mesograzers, warming, and nutrients on disease-mediated control of marine plant growth around the world, (3) assessing the cascading impacts of over-fishing on salt marsh trophic interactions and primary production and (4) biogeography of Caribbean rocky shore invertebrate communities. Funding is available for up to two years and covers salary, benefits, with the possibility for extension, especially through new proposals generated. The position will be based in the Zoology Department (soon to be Biology) at the University of Florida (http://zoo.ufl.edu/). The department has a strong and growing program in Ecology and was recently ranked #1 in the country in Zoology by The Chronicle of Higher Education. Interested candidates please send a CV, names of 2 references, and a 2-page research statement to Brian Silliman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Review of applicants will begin December 1st. For further information on research in the Silliman lab see http://sillimanlab.com/. The University of Florida is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution.
