[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Fellowship - Plant ecology, agronomy & pollination ecology Ralph Cartar

[David Inouye]

Subject: Postdoctoral Fellowship - Plant ecology, agronomy & pollination 
ecology /Ralph Cartar/


Message:

Postdoctoral position (plant ecology, agronomy & pollination ecology) at 
the University Of Calgary, Canada


We are looking for a motivated PhD, within 5 years of their degree, to 
join our pollination ecology team as a postdoctoral fellow, whose 
research will broadly examine how bee pollination affects production of 
commercial canola.


This postdoctoral fellow will have a background in plant ecology, plant 
physiology, agronomy, and/or pollination ecology. The research will 
involve a series of greenhouse and field experiments that examine the 
mechanisms and outcomes underlying how amount and timing of pollination 
interact with other factors (particularly conspecific density 
and availability of water and nitrogen) to affect yield in canola. The 
successful candidate is also encouraged to explore novel directions in 
this research program.  The work is relevant to ecology, particularly in 
examining correlates of investment in floral structures, and 
pollinator-mediated strategies of allocation in annual plants that face 
trade-offs between growth and reproduction in a limited season. The work 
is equally relevant to agronomy, particularly in exploring the parameter 
space in which use of managed pollinators can optimize costs of canola 
production.


This research is a collaboration between four research groups in 
Alberta: Dr. Ralph Cartar (University of Calgary), Dr. Neil Harker 
(Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada), Dr. Shelley Hoover (Alberta Forestry & 
Agriculture), and Dr. Steve Pernal (Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada).


Location: The position is in Dr. Ralph Cartar’s lab in the Department of 
Biological Sciences at the University of Calgary 
(bio.ucalgary.ca/bio_info/profiles/ralph-cartar 
), an 
institution with particular research strengths in pollination and 
pollinator ecology. The successful candidate will spend 8 months (Aug 
2016 to March 2017) involved with greenhouse experiments at the 
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research station in Lethbridge, 
Alberta, three months (June to August) in each of 2017 and 2018 involved 
with field trials at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research 
station in Beaverlodge, Alberta, and the remaining time (i.e., ~1.5 
years) situated at the University of Calgary, a dynamic and 
young research institution.


Period of support: 2.5 years; Salary: CAN $46,000 per annum; Start 
date: 1 Aug 2016


For full consideration, apply by 15 Jun 2016 (Applications will continue 
after this date until a sufficient applicant pool has been achieved or 
the position is filled. The closing date is subject to change without 
notice to applicants)


To apply: Send cover letter, CV and names of 3 references to Ralph 
Cartar (car...@ucalgary.ca )

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Fellowship - Plant ecology, agronomy & pollination ecology Ralph Cartar

[David W. Inouye]

Postdoctoral position (plant ecology, agronomy & pollination ecology) at the 
University Of Calgary, Canada

We are looking for a motivated PhD, within 5 years of their degree, to 
join our pollination ecology team as a postdoctoral fellow, whose 
research will broadly examine how bee pollination affects production of 
commercial canola.

This postdoctoral fellow will have a background in plant ecology, plant 
physiology, agronomy, and/or pollination ecology. The research will 
involve a series of greenhouse and field experiments that examine the 
mechanisms and outcomes underlying how amount and
 timing of pollination interact with other factors (particularly 
conspecific density and availability of water and nitrogen) to affect 
yield in canola. The successful candidate is also encouraged to explore 
novel directions in this research program.  The work
 is relevant to ecology, particularly in examining correlates of 
investment in floral structures, and pollinator-mediated strategies of 
allocation in annual plants that face trade-offs between growth and 
reproduction in a limited season. The work is equally
 relevant to agronomy, particularly in exploring the parameter space in 
which use of managed pollinators can optimize costs of canola 
production.

This research is a collaboration between four research groups in 
Alberta: Dr. Ralph Cartar (University of Calgary), Dr. Neil Harker 
(Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada), Dr. Shelley Hoover (Alberta 
Forestry & Agriculture), and Dr. Steve Pernal (Agriculture & 
Agri-Food
 Canada).

Location: The position is in Dr. Ralph Cartar’s lab in the Department of 
Biological Sciences at the University of Calgary 
(bio.ucalgary.ca/bio_info/profiles/ralph-cartar),

 an institution with particular research strengths in pollination and 
pollinator ecology. The successful candidate will spend 8 months (Aug 
2016 to March 2017) involved with greenhouse experiments at the 
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research station in
 Lethbridge, Alberta, three months (June to August) in each of 2017 and 
2018 involved with field trials at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 
research station in Beaverlodge, Alberta, and the remaining time (i.e., 
~1.5 years) situated at the University of
 Calgary, a dynamic and young research institution.

Period of support: 2.5 years; Salary: CAN $46,000 per annum; Start date: 1 Aug 
2016

For full consideration, apply by 15 Jun 2016 (Applications will continue
 after this date until a sufficient applicant pool has been achieved or 
the position is filled. The closing date is subject to change without 
notice to applicants)

To apply: Send cover letter, CV and names of 3 references to Ralph Cartar 
(car...@ucalgary.ca)