The Corridor Research Group is seeking to hire a Post-Doctoral Fellow to lead a large-scale experiment examining the effects of fragmentation and landscape corridors on the dispersal behavior of plants and insects. We will use a novel 15N tagging technique to track movement in large experimentally fragmented landscapes at the Savannah River Site, near Aiken, South Carolina. The Post-Doctoral Fellow will work with a team of collaborative and collegial set of faculty mentors to coordinate this research. This position includes significant opportunities for independent research with strong support from the participating investigators. The post-doc will live at the site, in South Carolina, and the position requires strong interpersonal skills, as the post-doc will be in charge of coordinating an NSF funded collaborative research program involving six universities and the US forest Service.
The anticipated start date is February 15th, 2011. The Post-Doc will be officially affiliated with the University of Washington (Joshua Tewksbury, PI) but research will be conducted in collaboration with all PIs: Lars Brudvig (Michigan State), Tomas Carlo (Penn State), Ellen Damschen and John Orrock (U. Wisconsin - Madison), Nick Haddad (North Carolina State), and Doug Levey (University of Florida). Compensation will be competitive and the position will extend for at least two years. Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply. Essential requirements: a PhD in ecology or related area Materials to submit: CV, cover letter explaining research interests, and contact information with emails for three references. All materials should be submitted by e-mail to Josh Tewksbury ([email protected]). Please use the following subject line “2011 Corridor Post-Doc Position”. Closing date: December 31st More information about The Corridor Research Project and publications can be found at: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~haddad/Corridors/SRScorridor.html http://faculty.washington.edu/tewksjj/corridor.html, and http://www4.ncsu.edu/~haddad/Publications/srspubs.html
