Graduate Assistantships (M.A. or Ph.D. level) are available in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Kansas. I am seeking highly motivated students interested in experimental community ecology, grassland biodiversity and restoration. Research opportunities exist within the context of an NSF-funded study testing alternative models of plant community assembly and using grasslands as a model study system. Students will be encouraged to develop research projects related to one or more of the following related themes: community assembly, ecological succession, species coexistence and biodiversity, metacommunity dynamics, disturbance ecology, biological invasions, community and ecosystem restoration, impacts of climate change.
Successful applicants are guaranteed financial support (2 years for M.A., 5 years for Ph.D). The department also provides support for travel to attend and present results at national and international meetings. Additional funds to support graduate student research are available through the departmental endowment. Positions are available for an August 2010 start date. For more information please contact: Bryan Foster Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045-2106 785-864-4361, [email protected] http://www2.ku.edu/~eeb/faculty/foster.shtml
