We are pleased to announce several exciting opportunities for prospective M.S. and Ph.D. students interested in forest ecology to join the Redmond lab (http://mirandaredmond.weebly.com/) in the Forest and Rangeland Stewardship department at Colorado State University. We seek one student to work on a project focused on understanding the effects of climate variability on seed production among mast-seeding conifers (more details can be found here [http://mirandaredmond.weebly.com/research.html]) and another student to work on other ongoing research projects in the lab focused around forest recovery following disturbances and/or spatiotemporal patterns of drought- and beetle-induced tree mortality. Students in the lab will have the opportunity to gain field, laboratory, and quantitative skills and be able to work with collaborators within CSU and at other institutions.
The ideal candidates will have a strong background in forest ecology, landscape ecology, plant ecology, or disturbance ecology as well as strong quantitative skills (or desire to learn). Both positions would ideally begin in the summer or fall of 2017. The selected applicants would be admitted through either the Forest and Rangeland Stewardship Department or the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology at Colorado State University and would be funded through a combination of graduate research and teaching assistantships, which would pay a monthly stipend, tuition, and field/lab expenses. If you are interested in this position, please send your CV and a cover letter summarizing your relevant background and interests, and a list of three references to Miranda Redmond (mirandaredm...@gmail.com). -- Miranda Redmond, Postdoctoral Fellow Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV 89557 | 415-300-6901 http://mirandaredmond.weebly.com/
