Hurricane Impacts on Southeast Forests: The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, in the newly formed Division of Earth and Ecological Sciences at Tulane University, is seeking a post-doctoral or advanced post- masters Research Associate. The position is offered under a DOE funded National Institute for Climatic Change Research (NICCR) project entitled Hurricane Impacts on Structure and Functioning of Southeastern Forests, led by Dr. Jeffrey Chambers (http://www.tulane.edu/~jchamber/). The successful applicant will have significant experience in one or more of the following fields: forest field ecology, remote sensing, ecosystem simulation models, and GIS. Job responsibilities will include participating in forest field campaigns to quantify species specific tree mortality and damage rates in coastal areas impacted by Major hurricanes. Additional activities in remote sensing, modeling, and GIS dependent on applicants skills. Consideration of candidates will start immediately and continue until position is filled, with a 30 September 2006 target date. Applicants are encouraged to respond immediately as the position will be filled when the appropriate candidate is found. Salary negotiable based on qualifications of ~40k/year. Applicants should send an electronic application with a statement of research interests, current CV, and contact information for three references to Jeff Chambers ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) with NICCR Research Associate search in the subject line.
