As part of a multidisciplinary study of woody biofuel production funded by the USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, a PhD Assistantship is available in applied ecology to examine resource use, growth efficiency and intercepted radiation of loblolly pine stands across a wide range of sites and environmental conditions in the southeastern US. The assistantship ($23k/yr, plus full tuition waiver) is available starting Summer or Fall 2011. Applicants should have a BS or MS in Forestry, Ecology, Natural Resources or a related field. For more information, please contact Dr. Robert Teskey, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia Athens GA 30602, [email protected]. For more information about the Teskey lab: http://www.treephysiology.uga.edu.
