Graduate Assistantship (PhD) in plant and ecosystem ecology at Penn State University.
A NSF-funded graduate assistantship (up to 5 years) is available to work on aspects of root and mycorrhizal fungal ecology associated with the Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory (https://ecosystems.psu.edu/research/labs/root-ecology/graduates). The work is in the context of better informing ecosystem and earth system models on belowground carbon cycling and hydrological processes under a changing climate. Specific research topics may include the influence of lithology (parent material) on root and mycorrhizal fungal function, the influence of deep roots on forest function, or belowground community structure (fungal and plant) in relation to aboveground forest community structure. Interested students should have field research experience and a strong desire to study belowground processes. If interested, please send a letter of interest and a C.V. that includes GPA and GRE test scores (if taken) to David Eissenstat, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Information on the InterCollege Graduate Degree Program in Ecology at Penn State can be found at http://www.huck.psu.edu/education/ecology David Eissenstat Professor of Woody Plant Physiology Chair of the Ecology Graduate Program Penn State University Department of Ecosystem Science and Management 201 Forest Resources Building University Park, PA 16802 http://rootecology.psu.edu
