GRADUATE POSITION AVAILABLE: SCHOOL OF FOREST RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
We are seeking a graduate student (M.S. or Ph.D.) for the following position. The position includes tuition and a competitive stipend. Funds are also available to cover travel and field expenses. This project is supported by the National Park Service. For more information, contact Chris Webster ([EMAIL PROTECTED]; phone: 906-487-3618). For additional information about Houghton and Michigan Tech, check out the following web sites: http://www.cityofhoughton.com/, http://www.mtu.edu/ and http://forest.mtu.edu/. The start date for these positions is January 2007, but an earlier start date may be possible. Applications will be reviewed as received until a suitable candidate has been identified. Because of the combined impacts of the balsam woolly adelgid and chronic acid deposition, the spruce-fir forests of the southern Appalachians are among the most threatened vegetation communities in the eastern United States. This project will explore how acid deposition influences plant community structure in high elevation spruce-fir forests of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park contains one of the most diverse assemblages of vegetation communities in North America. Applicants should have a strong quantitative background in field ecology and be willing to work in remote alpine environments. Qualified candidates should have a B.S. in forestry, natural resource management, botany/plant ecology, environmental science, or a related discipline. A basic familiarity with backcountry camping, plant species identification and some prior coursework in statistics, soils, and GIS are preferred.
