A Graduate Research Assistantships (M.S.) is available to study forest productivity–soil moisture and nutrition relationships in loblolly pine to begin Fall 2012. Research will focus on soil-plant interactions, with substantial opportunity to tailor a research project to a student’s interests. The position will allow wide interaction with a diverse set of University and Federal researchers from across the southeastern U.S. on a common rain exclusion experimental platform. For information about the Dept. of Natural Resource Ecology & Management at Oklahoma State University, please see: http://nrem.okstate.edu. A stipend is available at $15,500/yr for two years, with renewal after the first year based on satisfactory progress. Benefits include tuition waiver and health insurance. A complete application includes: statement of research interests and relevant experience, three letters of reference, curriculum vitae, official transcripts of all college level study, GRE scores and a completed OSU Graduate College application. Unofficial transcripts and GRE scores are fine for initial consideration. For further information contact Duncan Wilson, ([email protected]).
