Applications are invited for a one-year postdoctoral position with the possibility of yearly renewal in the lab of Carla Staver in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University. We are seeking a highly motivated and creative scientist to develop independent research projects. Possible topics include links between tree life history strategies and vegetation structure in savanna. Savanna is a uniquely variable biome, and we remain unable to predict ecosystem-level woody biomass, cover, and density – a critical challenge for forecasting potentially substantial savanna responses to anthropogenic global change. One contributing factor may be trait variation among woody species both in their hydraulic mechanisms in response to water availability and in their strategic carbon allocation. The successful candidate will engage with Carla Staver and other lab members to design original research, from a perspective in line with the candidate’s experience, including, but not limited to, field ecology, GIS, paleogeography, and mathematical or computational modeling. More information about Staver lab research is available at staverlab.yale.edu.
Email your application with subject “Postdoc application” as a single PDF attachment to carla.sta...@yale.edu. Please include (1) a cover letter outlining your research interests, qualifications for the position, and long-term career goals, (2) a CV, and (3) contact information for three references. Applications will be considered until the position is filled. This position is funded by the Forest BH and Elizabeth DW Brown Fund for a postdoctoral fellowship in the plant sciences. More information on the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology is available at www.yale.edu/eeb. For information about postdoctoral appointments at Yale, please see http://www.yale.edu/postdocs/.
