A 3-year Postdoctoral position (minimum starting salary Aus$70,058 p.a.) is offered at the University of Western Australia, School of Plant Biology, as part of a state-funded Centre of Excellence for Climate Change and Woodland and Forest Health.
The southwest of Western Australia has experienced a significant decrease in rainfall over the past three decades, a trend that is predicted to continue. At the same time, several eucalypt species of the woodlands and forests in this region have started to show health problems. The Ecophysiology postdoc will investigate if climate-induced abiotic stress is implicated in the eucalypt decline phenomena, and study possible links between abiotic stress and the incidence of pest and disease. This research will target one or more eucalypt species and include monitoring as well as experimental approaches. Emphasis will be on plant water relations. Supervision: Prof Erik Veneklaas ([email protected]) and Asst Prof Pieter Poot. There will be close collaboration between the ecophysiology postdoc and an ecological modelling postdoc (also currently advertised), as well as with other researchers in the Centre of Excellence, including plant pathologists, ecologists, climatologists and social scientists, at the University of Western Australia, Murdoch University and other associated institutions. For further information and instructions on how to apply, please see http://www.jobs.uwa.edu.au/ . Closing date is 16 April 2010.
