Graduate Research Opportunities. The University of Kansas' Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology has positions available for two Ph.D. students starting in fall 2013. Successful applicants will examine the effects of warming and altered precipitation regimes on soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics (see http://kbs.ku.edu/people/staff_www/billings for on-going projects). Lab work will offer opportunities to gain experience with gas chromatography, isotope ratio mass spectrometry, multiple means of quantifying soil organic matter composition, microbial community structure and function, and greenhouse gas generation and fluxes. Experience with any or all of these topics is desirable; scientific research experience is required. Applicants must be eager to contribute to the lab's capabilities and intellectual environment, and can benefit from the broad expertise of the EEB's faculty members (see www.ku.edu/~eeb). Information on the EEB graduate program and the application procedure can be found at http://www2.ku.edu/~eeb/graduate/. Interested candidates should send a c.v., brief statement of purpose demonstrating scientific interests and writing acuity, and a brief description of their educational background that includes a list of science and mathematics classes to Dr. Sharon Billings at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>.
********** Dr. Sharon A. Billings Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Kansas Biological Survey, Higuchi Hall University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66047 785-864-1560 http://kbs.ku.edu/people/staff_www/billings/ http://kuerg.ku.edu/
