Contact: Drs. Mike R. Saunders, Douglass F. Jacobs and Charles H. Michler, Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University and USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station. Email: msaun...@purdue.edu<mailto:msaun...@purdue.edu> We are seeking a high-caliber, quantitatively-inclined student for an NSF-sponsored Center for Advanced Forestry Systems, M.S./Ph.D. assistantship in the Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center (HTIRC) in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University. This individual will focus on the biometry of genetically superior black walnut plantations under varying silvicultural intensities. Additional topic areas (e.g., production ecology, tree physiology) will be investigated and tailored to the successful candidate's interest. The HTIRC is a research cooperative (www.htirc.org<http://www.htirc.org>) between industries, state and federal agencies including the USDA Forest Service, and Purdue University. Its goal is to develop and provide technology transfer effort that will advance tree improvement of Central Hardwoods for increased forest productivity in hardwood restoration and reforestation programs. Candidates should have a GPA of at least 3.2 and GRE scores above the 50th percentile. Demonstrated experience in biometrics and/or coursework in statistics are highly desirable. Assistantships will be awarded at $17,520 (M.S.) and $20,105 (Ph.D.) per year and funding will be guaranteed for either two (M.S.) or three (Ph.D.) years. Applications are being taken immediately and the position will be filled as soon as a highly qualified candidate is identified. Please contact Dr. Saunders with questions and prior to submitting materials to Purdue.
