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Thomas J. Dean Professor, Quantitative Silviculture School of Renewable Natural Resources Louisiana State University A&M and Agricultural Center Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: (225) 578-4216 Cell: (225) 328-0930 Fax: (225) 578-4227 http://www.rnr.lsu.edu <http://www.rnr.lsu.edu> Research Assistantship for Ph.D. in the School of Renewable Natural Resources Louisiana State University A graduate research assistantship is available for a Ph.D. student starting this Fall semester (2012) to assist in instigating studies into the factors affecting the elongation of vegetative buds in various southern conifers as well as baldcypress and tupelo in southern Louisiana. Qualified candidates will have training in plant physiology and be willing to conduct both laboratory and field studies. The annual stipend is $26,000/yr and includes a full tuition waiver and a scholarship for student fees. The assistantship is made available by the Lucuis Gilbert Foundation, and the recipient must meet GPA and GRE requirements: cumulative graduate GPA of 3.6 and verbal and quantitative scores of the GRE of at least 310 (1,200 prior to Aug 2011) with at least 153 and 144 on the verbal and quantitative sections, respectively, and a analytical writing score of at least 4.0. Performance on the GRE will be evaluated in combination with GPA, letters of reference, and other evidence of the applicant's potential success in pursuing a graduate degree and representation of the Gilbert Foundation ideals. Louisiana State University is a comprehensive Research I institution enrolling more than 28,000 students. The campus is located in south Louisiana, 60 minutes from New Orleans, close to Louisiana's Cajun country, and in the heart of the state's abundant forestry, wildlife, and fisheries resources. The School of Renewable Natural Resources has 30 teaching, research, and extension faculty, which includes the US Geological Survey's Louisiana Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. For more information about graduate studies in the School of Renewable Natural Resources you are encouraged to visit the School's web page (http://www.rnr.lsu.edu) and the Graduate School web page (http://gradlsu.gs.lsu.edu/). Interested applicants should send a CV, a copy of GRE scores, graduate and undergraduate transcripts, and contact information for references to Dr. Thomas Dean, Professor 227 Renewable Natural Resources Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 fwd...@lsu.edu <mailto:fwd...@lsu.edu> (225) 578-4216
