From: "Forcella, Frank" <[email protected]>
My lab will have an open post-doc position starting this winter or spring (2014). The position will be devoted to the timing and abundance of pollen and nectar production of a wide variety of crops and native plants, as well as determination of how these variables influence populations of managed and wild pollinators.
If you know of any recent PhDs who are looking for a post-doctoral position, please have them contact me.
Our small and somewhat isolated laboratory is in the midst of farm country on the eastern edge of the Great Plains. It is not stunningly beautiful like the RMBL, but it does have its own charm, primarily because of its cordial group of employees. One of our aims is to diversify the regional landscape with alternative crops, most of which have bright and showy insect-pollinated flowers. We are starting to make some progress in this regard, and now we need to more fully document how these new crops provide ecosystem services, such as floral resources for pollinators.
The post-doc will have considerable leeway in terms of research and can interact closely with the bee research group at the University of Minnesota. Moreover, salaries for ARS-funded post-docs are considerably higher than those for comparable positions at universities. Thus, the position should be both interesting and lucrative for the right person.
Cheers, Frank Frank Forcella Research Agronomist USDA-ARS Soils Lab 803 Iowa Avenue Morris, MN 56267 USA Tel 320-589-3411 x127 Fax 320-589-3787 http://www.ars.usda.gov/pandp/people/people.htm?personid=1782
