*Graduate Positions in Ecology at Florida International University* *Florida International University, Miami, Florida*
Three PhD graduate assistantship are available in the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International University (FIU) ( http://casgroup.fiu.edu/Biology) to conduct research in the Everglades, beginning Fall 2013. These positions are affiliated with the Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research program ( http://fcelter.fiu.edu/) and will include integrative field and experimental research approaches, and public outreach. FIU is a public research university in Miami with a highly diverse, vibrant, and growing student body located near the edge of the Everglades. The Department of Biological Sciences has strengths in Everglades, Caribbean, and Tropical Ecology. The FCE LTER student organization ( http://fcelter.fiu.edu/students/), based at FIU, is a very active community of over 70 students from multiple departments and institutions who conduct integrative, multidisciplinary, long-term research. To be eligible for positions, students must meet FIU graduate admission requirements and successfully compete for a teaching assistantship to match existing research assistantship support ( http://biology.fiu.edu/academics/graduate-programs/phd-application-information/). Highly-qualified candidates may be eligible for fully-funded Presidential Fellowships. The deadline for graduate applications is January 15, 2013. *Wetland Ecosystems:* The candidate’s research interests should include freshwater ecology, especially metabolic demand and stoichiometry. The student will be expected to develop research related to understanding how nutrient concentrations and biological oxygen demand influence carbon cycling in coastal Everglades mangrove soils that are modified by sea level rise. Interested applicants should contact John Kominoski (jkomi...@fiu.edu) before applying. *Coastal Ecosystem Dynamics**: *The candidate’s research interests should include coastal ecosystem ecology, especially plant productivity and C dynamics. The student will be expected to develop research related to understanding how plant productivity, nutrient concentrations and salinity influence carbon cycling in coastal Everglades wetlands and landscape vegetation change. Interested applicants should contact Tiffany Troxler ( troxl...@fiu.edu) before applying. *Algal Ecology:* The candidate’s research interests should include aquatic ecology, algal ecology, and/or paleoecology, in alignment with those of the algal ecology laboratory at FIU (http://www.fiu.edu/~algae). The student will be expected to develop research related to understanding how benthic algal communities mediate carbon cycling in coastal Everglades wetlands, and how algal distribution and function may be modified by sea level rise. Interested applicants should contact Evelyn Gaiser (gais...@fiu.edu) before applying. -- John Stephen Kominoski Postdoctoral Research Associate Odum School of Ecology University of Georgia 140 East Green Street Athens, Georgia 30602-2202, USA *Starting January 2013*: Assistant Professor Department of Biological Sciences Florida International University 11200 SW 8th Street Miami, Florida 33199, USA Email: jkomino...@gmail.com Phone: +1 706.542.4366 Fax: +1 706.542.4819 http://sites.google.com/site/jkominoski/
