Accepting applications for a doctoral student in Temperate Forest Ecology.
The successful candidate would be advised by Drs. Bill McShea and Jonathan Thompson, of the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI; Front Royal, VA) and would attend George Mason University (Fairfax VA). There is some flexibility in the dissertation research topic; however utilization of the 25 hectare Smithsonian Global Earth Observatory (SIGEO) Forest Dynamics Plot located on the SCBI campus is required. (see: http://www.ctfs.si.edu/site/CRC%3A+Smithsonian+Conservation+%26+Research+Center). Potential research topics include: forest dynamics and carbon modeling, dedrochronology, and/or forest gap dynamics inside and outside a 4ha deer exclosure that has been maintained for 20+ years. Opportunities to work with the SIGEO plot at Harvard Forest (Petersham MA) may exist. This opportunity exists as part of the SI-GMU Fellowship described here: http://mccs.gmu.edu/docs/Fellowship.pdf. Before applying to GMU applicants should contact Dr. Thompson ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) before April 1, 2010 and include a detailed cover letter, CV, names and contact info for 3 references, and unofficial transcripts. Applicant must have a MS in Forest Ecology or related field.
