A Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) and a Postdoctoral Scientist position (one year, possibility for renewal up to three years) are available to participate in two arctic ecology research projects with field work based at Toolik Field Station (http://www.uaf.edu/toolik/) in northern Alaska, the site of the Arctic Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) project (http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/ARC/). Both positions are in the plant ecology laboratory of Dr. Laura Gough at the University of Texas at Arlington (www.uta.edu) and could begin as early as January 2010. Briefly, the projects are:
1. investigating how moist acidic tundra communities above- and belowground respond to release from nutrient limitation in terms of species compositional and functional changes and how such changes affect carbon cycling (ongoing collaboration with John Moore, Colorado State University) 2. determining how migratory songbird species are affected by availability of shrub habitat across several sites on the North Slope to predict how ongoing changes in vegetation associated with climate warming may affect bird mating success and population viability [new collaboration with Natalie Boelman (Columbia University) and John Wingfield (University of California, Davis)]. Applicants must be in good physical condition, be able to hike over uneven terrain carrying heavy packs, and be available to spend most field seasons (up to three months) in a remote location. To apply for either position, please e-mail a c.v., names and contact information for three references, and a brief statement of interest to [email protected]. GRA applicants can find information relevant to our graduate program at: http://www.uta.edu/biology/graduate/index.htm. Review of applications will begin mid-October and continue until the positions are filled. ************************************************* Laura Gough Associate Professor and Graduate Advisor Department of Biology Box 19498 University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX 76019 phone: 817-272-1453 FAX: 817-272-2855 http://www.uta.edu/biology/gough/index.htm
