*Urban Ecology, Landscape Ecology, and Conservation Biology at Florida International University*
*Florida International University, Miami, Florida* I am recruiting potential students interested in a Ph.D. from the Department of Biological Sciences (http://casgroup.fiu.edu/Biology) at Florida International University (FIU) beginning in Fall 2013. To be eligible for positions, students must meet FIU graduate admission requirements and successfully compete for a teaching assistantship (http://biology.fiu.edu/academics/graduate-programs/phd-application- information/). Highly-qualified candidates may be eligible for fully- funded Presidential Fellowships. The deadline for graduate applications is January 15, 2013. Students interested in urban ecology, avian ecology, conservation biology and/or tropical ecology can look at my website (http://biology.fiu.edu/people/faculty/john-withey/) for a description of my current and previous research. I have begun field studies of urban bird communities that use hardwood hammock fragments in South Florida and will be especially interested to discuss aspects of this research with potential students. I also expect to continue regional to continental- scale modeling work focused on the response of vertebrates to land-use and climate change. Students should expect to pursue integrated field and modeling research, and participate in education and public outreach. Previous experience with ArcGIS and any programming (especially R and/or Python) is a plus but not required. FIU is a public research university in Miami with a highly diverse, vibrant, and growing student body located near the edge of the Everglades. Biological Sciences is a research-intensive academic unit with an emphasis on educating broadly-trained life scientists. Ecology is a particular strength of the Department with over a dozen faculty active in ecological research and close ties to both the Florida Coastal Everglades LTER and the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. For a successful application, potential students should contact me directly before applying: [email protected]. ---------------------------------------- John C. Withey | Assistant Professor Department of Biological Sciences | FIU 11200 SW 8th St. Miami, FL 33199 OE 212 (office) | ECS 158 (lab) 305-348-4483 [email protected] ----------------------------------------
