Ph.D. Graduate Research Opportunity in Disturbance Ecology One Ph.D. graduate student is sought to study major disturbances and their interactions on forest ecosystems in the southeast US. By taking advantage of well-documented historical disturbance events, the research project will use a retrospective and modeling approach to study the dynamics of common forest types impacted by major disturbances (e.g., fire, hurricanes, and southern pine beetle), focusing on forest regeneration/succession, carbon cycle, as well as implication to future disturbances. We are especially interested in the ecological resilience of forest ecosystems when subjected to extreme or interacting disturbances. In addition to new data collected for the study, data derived from published studies, remote sensing images, and national forest inventories will also be used in the study.
We are seeking an outstanding candidate with BS and/or MS in Forestry, Biology, Ecology, and Environmental Sciences. A past record of scientific publication and experience in conducting vegetation sampling in forest ecosystems as well as stand/ecosystem modeling are desirable. The student will be offered a full graduate research assistantship ($20,000/year) plus tuition waiver. The assistantship is for a minimum of 3 years, but needs to be renewed annually subject to satisfactory performance. Competitive university and/or college scholarships are available for outstanding candidates, and students working in our lab have had a great track record to obtain these scholarships. Supplementary teaching assistantship may also be available. The assistantship may start in August 2012 or January 2013. If you are interested, contact: Dr. Geoff Wang, School of Agricultural, Forest, and Environmental Sciences, 261 Lehotsky Hall, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0317 (Phone: 864-656-4864; Email: [email protected]). In your initial contact, please send the following information: statement of your research interest, degrees earned, GPAs, GRE score, and TOFEL scores (for foreign students). For information about Clemson University and the Silviculture/Ecology Lab, visit www.clemson.edu and www.clemson.edu/~gwang/. Clemson University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group of individuals on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status or genetic information.
