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Graduate
Assistantship and Postdoctoral Associate Positions
I
am seeking to fill two positions to work on a project investigating the
role of
root characteristics (morphology, growth patterns and foraging
behavior, nutrient
uptake abilities) in explaining competitive success of invasive species
in
forests. The project will involve root excavations and root
system
measurements, experimental studies of root growth with respect to
nutrient
(mainly nitrogen) availability, experimental studies of root growth as
a
determinant of competitive interactions, and stable isotope-based
measurements
of nitrogen uptake capacity. The project is being done in
collaboration
with Dr. Jason Grabosky, an expert on root system morphology and
structural characteristics.
A
postdoctoral associate is sought who has experience in the
analysis of
root system morphology and growth. This person will handle the
field-based root
system excavations, morphological analyses, and implementation of the
competition experiments. Experience and/or training in soil science
and/or
nutrient dynamics would also be desirable.
A
graduate student (Ph. D.) is sought who has a
background and
interest in soils and/or nitrogen dynamics and its role as both a
factor
mediating competition and a factor mediating root growth and activity
patterns
(foraging ‘behavior’). The student will apply to and
enroll in the Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution (http://ecoevo.rutgers.edu/ ), a
large and
dynamic graduate program based on the New Brunswick (NJ)
campus of
Rutgers University.
For
more information, please contact Dr. Joan Ehrenfeld, ehrenfel@rci.rutgers.edu or
732-932-1081. (see http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~ehrenfel/
for some background on the Ehrenfeld lab). Joan G. Ehrenfeld
email: ehrenfel@rci.rutgers.edu |
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