PhD opportunity N.Ariz.U.: Forestry/ Evolutionary ecology/Global Change Impacts
We anticipate filling two Ph.D. positions to work on a NSF Macrosystems Biology project at Northern Arizona University, "Collaborative research: Blending ecology and evolution using emerging technologies to determine species distributions with a non-native pathogen in a rapidly changing climate", to start in either June or August 2016. This project is a multi-university collaboration examining the interacting evolutionary and ecological responses of southwestern white pine (SWWP; Pinus strobiformis) to climate change and an invasive pathogen from local to regional scales. The project is being led by Dr. Kristen Waring in the School of Forestry at NAU. One position will be based in the School of Forestry (http://nau.edu/cefns/forestry/) with Dr. Kristen Waring and will be closely involved with establishment, maintenance and measurement of seedling common garden trials of trees from across the SWWP range planted in three different temperatures. The student will develop a project related to the adaptive traits (e.g. drought tolerance) of SWWP. The second position will be based in the Department of Biological Sciences under the supervision of Dr. Amy Whipple. This graduate student would develop a project examining aspects of epigenetic inheritance and modification in determining the traits of SWWP related to phenology, drought, or disease. Three years of research assistantship funding (stipend + tuition and health insurance) are available for each position; additional funding may be available through fellowships or teaching assistantships. Start date is June 1, 2016 or August 22, 2016. A brief description of current and previous research projects in SWWP can be found at http://nau.edu/silviculture. For more information contact Kristen Waring, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> (928) 523-4920 or Amy Whipple, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> (928) 714-0409 Outstanding candidates may qualify for the NAU Presidential Fellowship Program (http://nau.edu/GradCol/Financing/Presidential-Fellowship-Program/). To apply, submit a résumé and cover letter to either Kristen Waring (Forestry position) or Amy Whipple (Biology position). Review of applications will begin immediately. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Kristen M. Waring, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Silviculture School of Forestry Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ (928) 523-4920 office http://www.nau.edu/silviculture
