A Ph.D. fellowship is available in the Department of Earth and Environment at Florida International University (FIU) (https://earthenvironment.fiu.edu/) to conduct research at the Cultural and Ecological Field Station at the Deering Estate, Miami, FL, beginning Fall 2017. The position is 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 eastern boundary of the Everglades. The Department of Earth and Environment is dedicated to understanding the natural world and its interactions with human systems to build the skills and understanding needed for sustainable societies. 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 (see below) to match existing research assistantship support. Highly qualified candidates may be eligible for fully funded Presidential Fellowships. The deadline for graduate applications is January 5, 2017, but earlier submission is encouraged. The Cultural and Ecological Field Station: The Cultural and Ecological Field Station is a new, innovative station located at the Deering Estate (http://www.deeringestate.org/) in Miami, FL. The station includes representative patches of all of South Florida's unique habitats and includes a demonstration project for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan that explores the process of rehydrating Everglades wetlands and estuaries. The selected student will explore the political ecology of the ongoing restoration of the urban watershed within the Deering Estate, using historical sources, and developing and applying an integrated socio-ecological approach. Candidates should have a strong academic background in ecology, environmental studies and/or geography, and interests in landscape ecology, restoration ecology, environmental policy, and/or political ecology.
Students will be co-advised by Michael Ross and Gail Hollander in the Departments of Earth and Environment and Global & Sociocultural Studies, respectively. Interested applicants should contact us at ro...@fiu.edu<mailto:ro...@fiu.edu> or holla...@fiu.edu<mailto:holla...@fiu.edu> and visit our lab websites (softel.fiu.edu and http://miamiultra.fiu.edu/). To apply, provide a CV and letter of interest. Full applications must be received by January 5, 2017.[EG4] The selected candidate will join an existing collaborative team of graduate students, FIU faculty, as well as other scientists working at the Deering Estate, with a shared goal of understanding and forecasting community and ecosystem changes in coastal wetland ecosystems exposed to sea-level rise and large-scale freshwater restoration. Dr. Michael Ross Department of Earth & Environment Southeast Environmental Research Center Florida International University University Park/OE-148 Miami, FL 33199 ph: 305-348-1420
