Ph. D. in Amphibian Ecology
We are looking for a highly motivated, independent and naturally
inquisitive Ph. D. student with excellent verbal and written
communication skills as well as creative problem solving capability
and strong work ethic to work on questions related to amphibian
population and community ecology in New Brunswick, Canada. The
standard Ph.D. stipend offered through UNB-St. John will be offered
from available project financial resources that are guaranteed for 3
years. In relation to provision of this funding, constraints on the
successful candidates project must include:
(1) detailed work on bioacoustic monitoring including development and
application of automated recognizers to detect amphibian community
change in relation to multiple long-term monitoring sites under
various disturbance regimes and
(2) experimental manipulations of some or all of 42 experimental
ponds extant at the Long-term Experimental Wetlands Area in New
Brunswick, Canada.
Working within those constraints the student will be expected and
encouraged to develop their own specific hypotheses for testing as a
basis of their dissertation research. The only absolute requirements
are that you be curious, creative, independent and self-motivated,
that you have reasonably good quantitative skills, and that you have a
driver?s license.
Preference will be given to students who already have
(1) an M. Sc. (but we would consider exceptional B. Sc. students who
believe they are ready to step into a Ph. D. program),
(2) some experience with amphibian ecology,
(3) training in acoustic monitoring, and
(4) field experience.
The successful candidate will be enrolled at UNB Saint John in Saint
John, New Brunswick under the co-supervision of Dr. Jeff
Houlahan(UNB-SJ) and Dr. Dean Thompson (Canadian Forest Service, Sault
Ste. Marie and UNB-SJ adjunct).
Ideally, we would prefer that you start by May 1, 2012 but delayed
startup in the fall of 2012 will be considered for exceptional
candidates.
Applications for this position must include a Curriculum vitae,
graduate and undergraduate academic transcripts, a cover letter and
full contact information for a minimum of three academic/research
references. Application materials should be sent to Jeff Houlahan at
jeffh...@unb.ca.
