Postdoctoral Research Associate - Plant Ecology A Postdoctoral Research Associate position is available in the Knight Lab at Washington University in St. Louis. The successful candidate will develop a collaborative research program with Tiffany Knight and lab members on the topic(s) of population ecology of invasive plants, plant- animal interactions and/or plant conservation and restoration ecology. Choice of field sites for the research is flexible, but should be primarily based at one or more of the lab’s existing field sites, including sites in Northern California, Hawaii, Illinois, Missouri, and in particular, Washington University’s Tyson Research Center (www.tyson.wustl.edu) (and nearby natural areas) just outside of Saint Louis, Missouri. Please refer to the lab webpage to see examples of current research in the Knight lab: http://biology4.wustl.edu/faculty/knight/.
In addition to developing a collaborative research program, the successful applicant for this position will participate in co-instruction of two undergraduate seminar courses that meet weekly during the spring semester (Practical Skills in Environmental Biology Research and Biodiversity Conservation), and will incorporate undergraduate research interns into their research program. Funding for salary and modest research expenses is available for one year with the possibility of extension for a second (or even third) year. Start date is flexible, but preferably January 2011. Applications will begin to be considered on August 13, but will be accepted until the position is filled; candidates are encouraged to send an email indicating interest in the position as soon as possible. Candidates interested talking more about our research can meet with current post-docs Eleanor Pardini ([email protected]) and/or Laura Burkle ([email protected]) at the Ecological Society of America meeting in Pittsburgh. To apply, please send your CV, a succinct statement of research interests focusing on collaborative projects that could be conducted while working at Washington University, and names and contact information of three references to: Tiffany Knight ([email protected]).
