Postdoctoral Scientist in Agroecology The Pennsylvania State University Department of Crop and Soil Sciences and Department of Entomology
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Agroecology: Join an interdisciplinary team conducting research on organic production systems. The successful candidate will direct an ongoing study to quantify the dynamics of weed populations, arthropod community, soil quality indicators, and agronomic properties in organic feed and forage production systems. The candidate will also collaborate with other investigators on the project to publish research findings in peer-reviewed journals and participate in outreach and grant-writing activities. Start date July 1, 2010, or negotiable. Requirements: A Ph.D. in weed ecology, arthropod ecology, or agroecology is required. Experience working with systems studies and application of multivariate statistical tools to complex datasets is desired but not required. The postdoctoral scientist will work directly in collaboration with Mary Barbercheck (arthropod ecology), David Mortensen (weed ecology) and a farmer advisory panel in guiding the research and outreach education associated with the project. To apply: Please send a cover letter explaining your interest and experience in agroecology, a current CV, and contact information of 3 references by June 14, 2010 to Mary Barbercheck ([email protected]) and Dave Mortensen ([email protected]). For further information: Please contact [email protected] or [email protected]. Richard G. Smith, Ph.D. Department of Crop and Soil Sciences 116 ASI Building The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802 http://weedecology.psu.edu/
