Florida International University, Miami, Florida We have a fully-funded research assistant position available for a graduate student to pursue a PhD in tropical forest carbon cycling in the Ecophysiology and Global Change Lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International University, the Public University of Florida at Miami (http://casgroup.fiu.edu/Biology). The research will be based at the La Selva Biological Station in Costa Rica and is available starting summer 2012. Additional MS/PhD opportunities on other projects active in the lab are available via funding by teaching assistantships. Active research projects in the lab include: Arctic ecosystem responses to climate change Carbon and water cycling in tropical rainforest Climate and water management effects on carbon fluxes in Everglades marsh Structure and function in Everglades tree islands
For more information contact Steve Oberbauer, email: oberb...@fiu.edu<mailto:oberb...@fiu.edu>, (http://www.fiu.edu/~oberbaue). To be eligible for positions, interested students must meet the graduate admission requirements of Florida International University and have competitive GPA and GRE scores. With the exception of the tropical forest carbon cycling research assistant position, support is by teaching assistantships with summer funding opportunities. Highly-qualified candidates may be eligible for fully-funded Presidential Fellowships. The deadline for graduate applications is January 15th 2012. The application is available at: http://casgroup.fiu.edu/Biology/pages.php?id=1316 Applicants should be sure to request a teaching assistantship on the application form. Florida International University is the public research university in Miami with a highly diverse, vibrant, and growing student body located near the edge of the Florida Everglades. The Department of Biological Sciences has strengths in marine, wetland, arctic, and tropical ecology
