NOTE: Dr. Newingham will be at ESA in Austin Monday-Thursday. Please contact her via e-mail to set up a meeting time for either position. An interdisciplinary team at the University of Idaho is inviting applications for two funded PhD student positions to work collaboratively on a NASA research project focusing on quantifying biophysical and human recovery to extreme wildland fires at community and regional scales in the US northern Rockies. Each student will focus on one of the following areas: 1) remote sensing of historical and current fires (led by Dr. Alistair Smith); and 2) field-scale analyses of soil and vegetation recovery after fire (led by Dr. Beth Newingham). Although students will have a disciplinary focus, they will be required to work within a larger collaborative group that includes students evaluating the social perceptions following fires. We seek candidates with a high degree of analytical, written, verbal, and collaborative skills. Evidence of the ability to publish research results in refereed journals is highly desired. Applicants should ideally have a degree in natural resources, geography, biology, environmental sciences or a related field. The assistantships include a stipend for 3 years starting at $20,000 /year + instate- fees and insurance. We anticipate a start date of January 1, 2012, which is negotiable. Applications must include 1) a letter of interest and qualifications, 2) resume or curriculum vitae, 3) names, emails, and phone numbers of three references, 4) academic transcripts, and 5) GRE scores. Applications may be e-mailed to the addresses below or via mail to: Alistair Smith or Beth Newingham, Department of Forest Ecology and Biogeosciences, University of Idaho, PO Box 441133, Moscow, ID 83844-1133. Students must also apply to the University of Idaho College of Graduate Studies (see www.grad.uidaho.edu). Please direct inquiries to alist...@uidaho.edu and/or b...@uidaho.edu. Information about the University of Idahos College of Natural Resources can be found at www.cnr.uidaho.edu. Review of applications will begin November 1, 2011 and will continue until filled; earlier applications are highly encouraged.
