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Tropical Forest Trust wildlife specialist kaliwungu city, kendal, central java www.tropicalforesttrust.com --- On Mon, 3/30/09, inggar rahardjo <[email protected]> wrote: From: inggar rahardjo <[email protected]> Subject: [rimpala_fahutan_ipb] PhD positions, Univ of Zurich To: "Arboretum fahutan" <[email protected]>, "Rimpala Fahutan" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, March 30, 2009, 8:19 AM 2 PhD Positions, Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Zurich: Structure and Functioning of Forest EcosystemsWe are looking for well-motivated candidates for PhD projects on the diversity, stability and functioning of forest ecosystems. The projects will extend work on the relationship between diversity and functioning of ecosystem in grasslands (http://www.uzh. ch/uwinst/) to forest ecosystems. One project will be associated with the Sabah Biodiversity Experiment in Malaysian Borneo (experience of tropical would be advantageous) and the other project will work with data from temperate forests. Applicants need to hold relevant Honours or (preferably) Masters Degree. You should have a good background in ecology and experience of the relevant forest ecosystems would be advantageous. The project will require knowledge of statistics and programming (particularly using R and C). The projects are collaborations between the groups of Andy Hector, Lindsay Turnbull at the University of Zurich (http://www.uzh. ch/uwinst/) and external groups, particularly Drew Purves at Microsoft Research, Cambridge, U.K. Start data: From April 2009. Working language: English Salary: 40 - 45,000 CHF. Please send a short relevant electronic CV and application letter to: wei...@uwinst. uzh.ch entitled: YourNameCV.ext. PhD Position, Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Zurich: Data-Constrained Plant Growth Modelling. How do plants grow? How do they allocate photosynthate to different structures such as leaves, roots and flowers in different environments, and how do they make such decisions? This project seeks to understand plant growth with the simplest possible assumptions and will use extensive data sets and modelling to approach this problem from an entirely new angle. The project will involve extensive computer modeling including both simulations and fitting models directly to data. The project may also include new data collection depending on the interests and aptitudes of the successful candidate. We are looking for a well-motivated person to conduct this research, culminating in a PhD from the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Applicants need to hold a good, relevant first degree and have some experience with computer modelling. They must also be able to work in a team with other students and post-docs. A background in statistics and some knowledge of plant ecology is also desirable. The project is funded by Microsoft Research, UK and the successful candidate will receive extensive help and technical support from this source. The project will be based in Zurich, where the successful candidate will be expected to live. The project is co-supervised by Dr. Lindsay Turnbull (University of Zurich) and Dr. Drew Purves (Microsoft Research, UK) and requires an immediate start. Key reference: Turnbull, L. A., Paul-Victor, C., Schmid, B. & Purves, D. W. (2008).. Ecology, 89, 1352. Working language: English Salary: 40 - 45,000 CHF. Please send your CV and application to: linds...@uwinst. uzh.ch Please label your attached CV file: "CV.applicant. name.doc"
