PhD Opportunity in Wetlands Ecology. The Wetlands Laboratory in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington is seeking a highly motivated PhD student to evaluate the responses of coastal wetlands to climate change and human activity on the Georgia Coast. Our current projects are focused on understanding the effects of rising sea level, salt water intrusion, eutrophication, and restoration on tidal wetland ecology, biogeochemistry and the delivery of key ecosystem services. More information on our laboratory and our current projects is available at http://www.indiana.edu/~craftlab/. Research sites are located in/around Sapelo Island in coordination with the Georgia Coastal Ecosystems Long Term Ecological Research program (http://gce-lter.marsci.uga.edu/) and various federal and state resource management agencies.
The qualified applicant will have a MS in wetlands ecology or similar discipline (e.g. ecology, soil science, environmental science). Experience in plant ecology, soil processes and wetland biogeochemistry, including greenhouse gas (N2O, CH4, CO2) fluxes, is required. Experience with GIS, landscape modeling and economic valuation of wetland resources is desirable. Excellent writing and speaking skills are needed for this position. The applicant should have a working knowledge of laboratory protocol and bench-top chemistry and be willing and able to do physically demanding field work in a wetland environment. The successful candidate will be enrolled in the Environmental Science program in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (http://www.indiana.edu/~spea/) at Indiana University (January 1 2015). The position is available for up to four years. Please contact Christopher Craft ([email protected]) for more information. Please attach a CV with the email.
