[ECOLOG-L] PhD position on tree regeneration at ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Analysis of tree regeneration with empirical data and modelling PhD student position (100%) The Forest Ecology Group at ETH Zurich seeks to appoint a PhD student to analyze and assess tree regeneration data with three main objectives: (1) to quantify recruitment rates of a wide range of European tree species by fusing heterogeneous data sets; (2) to evaluate the nature and extent of species-specific recruitment limitation along an extended environmental gradient in Europe using a model of long-term forest dynamics; and (3) to explore the implications of shifting recruitment patterns for forest dynamics under global climate change. The full job ad can be found here: - browser: https://apply.refline.ch/845721/6505/pub/1/index.html <https://apply.refline.ch/845721/6505/pub/1/index.html> - mobile devices: https://m.refline.ch/845721/6505/pub/1/index.html <https://m.refline.ch/845721/6505/pub/1/index.html> Best regards, Harald Bugmann Professor of Forest Ecology ETH Zürich
[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc and PhD positions on tree mortality in Switzerland!
Tree Mortality: From the Forest Stand to the Landscape Two PhD Positions and one Postdoc Position (all 100%) Company & Workplace Professorship of Forest Ecology, ETH Zurich, Switzerland Description The Forest Ecology Group at ETH Zurich seeks to appoint two PhD students and a Postdoctoral fellow to improve the modeling of tree mortality and the scaling of mortality processes from the individual to the landscape scale in the context of a project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (“Advanced Tree Mortality Modeling and Upscaling in Space and Time”). Tree mortality has received increasing attention in the past decade, and knowledge is accumulating at the level of physiological processes as well as at higher levels of integration. However, we are not yet in the position to provide tree mortality models that are robust and applicable at larger temporal (decades to centuries) and spatial (forest stands to landscapes) scales. Our project aims to fill this key gap that hampers our predictive ability of forest dynamics in a changing climate. PhD project A will focus on developing robust models of tree mortality by combining empirical information from inventory and tree-ring data and also considering weather information, including extreme events. Field data collection will be an integral part of this project. A particular focus should be placed on the small tree size classes, which to date have been largely neglected in such models in spite of their key importance for stand dynamics. PhD project B will focus on the implementation of empirically-based tree mortality models in a stand-scale dynamic vegetation model (ForClim), particularly considering the link between simulated growth and mortality, which is of pivotal importance to avoid artefacts in the simulation results. Methodologically, we envisage that Bayesian methods will be used among others for model calibration against a wide range of data sources. The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will work on improving tree mortality modeling in a landscape-scale dynamic vegetation model (LandClim) that explicitly includes trees, understory vegetation, grassland dynamics as well as grazing. The focus of this work will be on individual tree mortality as well as large-scale disturbance agents, with a likely focus on wildfires that could become a major disturbance agent in a hotter and drier central Europe. The Forest Ecology Group at ETH is a dynamic interdisciplinary research team that examines both theoretical and applied questions in forest ecology using a combination of empirical and modeling techniques. The overarching aim of the group is to further our understanding of the structure and function of forest ecosystems, with a particular focus on mountain areas such as the European Alps. We offer world-class facilities in a relaxing work atmosphere with lots of opportunities for collaboration both within and beyond our group. Education Required qualifications for the PhD positions include an MSc degree in forest sciences, environmental sciences, ecology, forestry, geography, biology, landscape ecology, or a related field. Candidates for position A should have good basic knowledge in statistics and the interest to delve further into these methods. Candidates for position B should have some experience, or at least a strong interest to learn dynamic modeling techniques and computer programming with object-oriented languages. For the Postdoctoral Fellow, we expect a PhD in a similar field as for the PhD positions (above). Candidates should have in-depth experience with dynamic modeling techniques and computer programming, including familiarity with object-oriented languages (e.g., C#, C++). For all three positions, experience using R or similar data/statistical languages and a good knowledge of European forest ecosystems would be an asset. Starting date 1 April 2016; negotiable within limits. Duration of appointment for all positions Initial contract for one year; an extension by two years is foreseen. Contact address For more information on the Forest Ecology Group, check its website (http://www.fe.ethz.ch) or contact the group leader, Prof Harald Bugmann (e-mail: harald.bugmann[at]usys.ethz.ch). To apply for one of these positions (in English or German), submit a letter explaining your interests and indicate clearly whether you apply for PhD position A or B, or the Postdoctoral Fellowship. Include your CV, diploma transcripts (BSc/MSc) from which the grades are evident, and the names and addresses (including e-mail) of three reference persons. Only electronic applications are accepted (http://www.eth-gethired.ch). Screening of applications will start on 23 December 2015. Applications are accepted until the position is filled.
[ECOLOG-L] Mountain Forest Management in a Changing World
3rd ANNOUNCEMENT: CONFERENCE ON MOUNTAIN FOREST MANAGEMENT IN A CHANGING WORLD High Tatra Mountains, Slovakia 7-9 July 2015 Conference themes: • Potentials and limitations of current management approaches to provide multiple ecosystem services • Climate change impacts on ecosystem service provisioning in mountain forests • Disturbance regimes in mountain forests and implications for ecosystem services • Alternative management strategies in mountain forests and consequences on ecosystem service provisioning • Decision support tools for mountain forest management • Governance approaches to secure multiple ecosystem service provisioning in the future More information can be found here: http://www.nlcsk.sk/mfm-conference. ABSTRACTS ARE DUE BY 20 MARCH On behalf of the Organizing Committee: Harald Bugmann Professor of Forest Ecology ETH Zurich
[ECOLOG-L] Mountain Forest Management in a Changing World
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT MOUNTAIN FOREST MANAGEMENT IN A CHANGING WORLD High Tatra Mountains, Slovakia 7-9 July 2015 Conference themes: • Potentials and limitations of current management approaches to provide multiple ecosystem services • Climate change impacts on ecosystem service provisioning in mountain forests • Disturbance regimes in mountain forests and implications for ecosystem services • Alternative management strategies in mountain forests and consequences on ecosystem service provisioning • Decision support tools for mountain forest management • Governance approaches to secure multiple ecosystem service provisioning in the future More information can be found here: http://www.nlcsk.sk/mfm-conference. On behalf of the Organizing Committee: Harald Bugmann Professor of Forest Ecology ETH Zurich
[ECOLOG-L] PhD position, Forest Landscape Dynamics, ETH Zurich
The Forest Ecology Group at ETH Zurich (Switzerland) (http://www.fe.ethz.ch) is seeking a Ph.D. student to focus on the modeling and analysis of climate and land use effects on forest landscape dynamics The detailed advertisement can be found here: http://www.telejob.ch/jobs/impacts_of_climate_and_land_use_change_on_mountain_landscapes/23138 Thank you for posting this ad and/or passing this e-mail on to suitable candidates. Best regards, Harald Bugmann Professor of Forest Ecology ETH Zurich
[ECOLOG-L] PhD position, Modeling of drought impacts on forest dynamics
--- PLEASE POST WIDELY --- The Forest Ecology Group at ETH Zurich (Switzerland) offers a PhD position that will focus on estimating future forest structure and productivity in the light of global change with an emphasis on increasing drought risks. The project will build upon the widely used LPJ-GUESS model, and the student will test the model against long-term data from various sources (e.g. forest reserve data, tree ring data), focusing on the model's ability to represent stand structural attributes along strong climatic gradients in Switzerland. For model improvement, the focus will be on the growth-mortality relationship of trees. More information on this position can be found under http://www.telejob.ch/telejob/offer.xml?offer=11581 I apologize for possible cross-postings. Harald Bugmann Professor of Forest Ecology ETH Zurich
[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral position, Modeling of tree diversity under climate change
--- PLEASE POST WIDELY --- The Forest Ecology Group at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (see http://www.fe.ethz.ch) is seeking candidates for a Postdoctoral research project dealing with the impacts of climate change on structural and functional aspects of tree diversity. A complete description of this two-year project with information on the requirements and the application procedure can be found under http://www.telejob.ch/telejob/servlet/Offer?offer=13232. Yours sincerely, Harald Bugmann -- - Harald Bugmann, Prof. Dr. Waldoekologie Forest Ecology Institut fuer Terrestrische Oekosysteme Inst. of Terrestrial Ecosystems Departement Umweltwissenschaften Dept. of Environmental Sciences ETH Zuerich, CHN G76.1ETH Zurich, CHN G76.1 8092 Zuerich 8092 Zurich Schweiz Switzerland Phone +41-44-632-3239 Fax +41-44-632-1110 E-mail harald.bugm...@env.ethz.ch Group web page: http://www.fe.ethz.ch/ Personal web page: http://www.fe.ethz.ch/people/harald/ -
[ECOLOG-L] PhD position, drought risk and ecosystem function (modeling)
--- PLEASE POST WIDELY --- The Forest Ecology Group at ETH Zurich (Switzerland) offers a PhD position that will focus on estimating future forest structure and productivity in the light of global change with an emphasis on increasing drought risks. The project will build upon the widely used LPJ-GUESS model, and the student will test the model against long-term data from various sources (e.g. forest reserve data, tree ring data), focusing on the model's ability to represent stand structural attributes along strong climatic gradients in Switzerland. For model improvement, the focus will be on the growth-mortality relationship of trees. More information on this position can be found under http://www.telejob.ch/telejob/offer.xml?offer=11581 I apologize for possible cross-postings. Harald Bugmann Professor of Forest Ecology ETH Zurich
[ECOLOG-L] PhD position, ecological modelling
--- PLEASE POST WIDELY --- In the framework of the European COST Action FP0603 (Forest Models for Research and Decision Support in Sustainable Forest Management, http://www.isa.utl.pt/def/fp0603forestmodels/) and the Swiss research project MOUNTLAND (http://www.cces.ethz.ch/projects/sulu/MOUNTLAND) on impact of land use and climate change on mountain ecosystems and landscape, we are looking for a Ph.D. student in ecological modelling who will undertake the specific task Vegetation dynamics in pasture-woodland landscapes under climate change: towards a modeling tool for active adaptive management of silvopastoral systems. Your tasks: You will achieve the development of a spatially explicit dynamic model of landscape dynamics (WoodPaM), based on several existing models (e.g., LandClim, TreeMig). For this, you will work in strong collaboration with modelers at ETH Zurich and WSL, as well as with plant and soil ecologists at EPFL, in the framework of the MOUNTLAND project (for more information on these institutions, see further below). Your model will implement key ecological processes operating at three organization levels in a hierarchically structured silvopastoral system: interactions among tree species, plant functional types and cattle, influenced by topography, land use and climatic constraints. You will apply this model to the simulation and the prediction of future changes in landscape structure and ecosystem services in selected areas of the Jura Mountains, through various scenarios of climate change and management. Your model will be used to design novel strategies for the sustainable land use of mountain ecosystems and landscapes based on the concept of active adaptive management. You will be affiliated to the Doctoral Program Environment at the EPFL Doctoral School (http://phd.epfl.ch/page55510.html), hosted at ECOS in Lausanne and start your work as soon as possible, i.e. in early 2009. Your qualifications: You have an M.Sc. degree in mathematical ecology or environmental engineering, preferably with a thesis topic in spatial ecological modeling. You have good English communication and writing skills. You have gained knowledge and practice in dynamic modeling of complex systems, including the use of visual modeling environments such as Simile, and the experience of at least one programming language. You have some interest in community ecology or landscape ecology and you are familiar with GIS. You work cooperatively in an interdisciplinary team effort and wish to take initiatives and go at work with ambition. Interested? Please send your complete application, including a motivation letter and a CV with photo, brief description of M.Sc. thesis work as well as a list of publications, preferably by e-mail, to Prof. François Gillet, invited professor at EPFL (francois.gil...@epfl.ch), Université de Franche-Comté - CNRS, UMR Chrono-environnement 6249, 16 route de Gray, F-25030 Besançon cedex (France). EPFL is, together with ETH Zurich, one of the two federal institutes of technology in Switzerland (http://www.epfl.ch/index.en.html). These academic institutions have three missions: education, research and technology transfer at the highest international level. Associated with several specialized research institutes, these two institutes form the EPF Domain, which is supervised by the Federal Department of Home Affairs. The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL is part of the EPF Domain. Approximately 500 people work on topics related to the sustainable use and protection of the environment and on an integrated approach to handling natural hazards. The Ecological Systems Laboratory ECOS (http://ecos.epfl.ch/) in Lausanne features a multidisciplinary team of scientists affiliated with either EPFL or WSL, with a focus on community and restoration ecology.
[ECOLOG-L] PhD position, forest modeling
--- PLEASE POST WIDELY --- The Forest Ecology Group at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (see http://www.fe.ethz.ch) is offering a PhD project position in the field of long-term forest dynamics under Global Change and adaptive management strategies. A complete description of this three-year appointment with information on the requirements and the application procedure can be found under http://www.telejob.ch/telejob/offer.xml?offer=11581. Yours sincerely, Prof. Harald Bugmann -- - Harald Bugmann, Prof. Dr. Waldoekologie Forest Ecology Institut fuer Terrestrische Oekosysteme Inst. of Terrestrial Ecosystems Departement Umweltwissenschaften Dept. of Environmental Sciences ETH Zuerich, CHN G76.1ETH Zurich, CHN G76.1 8092 Zuerich 8092 Zurich Schweiz Switzerland Phone +41-44-632-3239 Fax +41-44-632-1110 E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Group web page: http://www.fe.ethz.ch/ Personal web page: http://www.fe.ethz.ch/people/harald/ -
Postdoctoral position, ecological modeling
--- PLEASE POST WIDELY --- The Professorship of Forest Ecology at the Swiss=20 =46ederal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Z=FCrich,=20 Switzerland (http://www.fe.ethz.ch/index_en), is=20 seeking to fill the position of a Postdoctoral Research Fellow Simulation of Forested Landscapes under Global Change The position is part of the research cluster=20 Disturbance dynamics of the professorship. We=20 use the landscape model LandClim, a derivative of=20 LANDIS, to study vegetation dynamics in mountain=20 landscapes. The position is embedded in the=20 project MOUNTLAND, which deals with analyzing the=20 impacts of Global Change on mountain ecosystem=20 goods and services. An important part of=20 MOUNTLAND is the derivation of adaptation=20 strategies in cooperation with project partners=20 in socio-economy and political science. MOUNTLAND=20 also includes a field-based component (PhD thesis=20 at WSL, Birmensdorf). We anticipate that the research of the=20 postdoctoral fellow will deal with one or several=20 of the following: (1) effects of drought on plant=20 growth and vegetation patterns, (2) wildfire=20 dynamics, and (3) invasive tree species in=20 mountain landscapes. Collaboration options exist=20 with scientists in the professorship who focus on=20 the modeling of insect infestations, on=20 reconstructing Holocene vegetation patterns in=20 the Mediterranean region, and others. Suitable candidates hold a PhD degree in ecology,=20 environmental science, geography, forest science=20 or a related field, and have experience in the=20 development and use of dynamic models in the=20 environmental sciences. Good knowledge of C++, C#=20 or Java, or the ability to become familiar with=20 complex C++ code within a very short period is=20 required for this project. Experience in forest=20 or landscape modeling (e.g. gap models, forest=20 growth models, spatially explicit landscape=20 models) would be an asset. The position is open immediately, and the initial=20 project funding is guaranteed for two years. An=20 extension by another two years is possible. For=20 more information on the position, please contact=20 Prof. Dr. Harald Bugmann (address see below). Applications should include a CV, a brief=20 statement of research interests and the names and=20 addresses (including e-mail) of three reference=20 persons. Applications must be submitted either on=20 paper via regular mail, or as one single PDF file=20 to Prof. Dr. Harald Bugmann =46orest Ecology Department of Environmental Sciences ETH Zurich CH-8092 Zurich Switzerland E-mail mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Screening of applications will start on 1=20 =46ebruary 2007, and will continue until the=20 position is filled. -- = - Harald Bugmann, Prof. Dr. Waldoekologie Forest Ecology Institut fuer Terrestrische Oekosysteme Inst. of Terrestrial Ecosystem= s Departement Umweltwissenschaften Dept. of Environmental Science= s ETH Zuerich, CHN G76.1ETH Zurich, CHN G76.1 8092 Zuerich 8092 Zurich Schweiz Switzerland Phone +41-44-632-3239 Fax +41-44-632-1110 E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] =2Ech Group web page: http://www.fe.ethz.ch/ Personal web page: http://www.fe.ethz.ch/people/harald/ = -
Postdoctoral position, ecological modeling
--- PLEASE POST WIDELY --- The Forest Ecology Group at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (see http://www.fe.ethz.ch) is seeking applications for the position of a postdoctoral research fellow on Ecological Modeling of Forested Landscapes A complete description of this two- to four-year appointment with information on the requirements and the application procedure can be found under http://www.telejob.ch/telejob/offer.xml?offer=10053. Applications are due 25 November. Prof. Harald Bugmann -- - Harald Bugmann, Prof. Dr. Waldoekologie Forest Ecology Institut fuer Terrestrische Oekosysteme Inst. of Terrestrial Ecosystems Departement Umweltwissenschaften Dept. of Environmental Sciences ETH Zuerich, CHN G76.1ETH Zurich, CHN G76.1 8092 Zuerich 8092 Zurich Schweiz Switzerland Phone +41-44-632-3239 Fax +41-44-632-1110 E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Group web page: http://www.fe.ethz.ch/ Personal web page: http://www.fe.ethz.ch/people/harald/ -
