I have support for a highly motivated PhD student who is interested in interdisciplinary research on wetland ecosystems and plant community dynamics. My research involves the mathematical and computational modeling of landscape scale processes. I have NSF funding to support a modeling effort to explore the contribution of plants and plant community structure to the formation and persistence of deltaic ecosystem.
This research is part of a larger NSF funded project comprised of an interdisciplinary team of ecologists, hydrologist, and engineers to understand the processes that have allowed Wax Lake Delta to emerge as the only growing delta in the Louisiana coastal wetlands ecosystem. Wax Lake Delta is located along Louisiana's Guld Coast at the southern end of the Atchafalaya wetlands. Support for this position includes a stipend of $18,000/year plus tuition waiver for four years. Support for additional years is available from the biology department in the form of teaching assistantships and state funded fellowships. Successful applicants should have a completed their undergraduate degree, have a background in the biological sciences, experience with at least one programming language such as C, R, Java or Python and an interest in developing computational models for plant communities. Interested candidates may contact me at [email protected]. My webpage is http://biology.ucs.louisiana.edu/DukeSylvester. The departmental webpage is http://biology.ucs.louisiana.edu. The university webpage is: http://louisiana.edu -- Scott M. Duke-Sylvester Assistant Professor Department of Biology Office : 300 E. St. Mary Blvd Billeaud Hall, Room 141 Lafayette, LA 70504 Mailing address : UL Lafayette Department of Biology P.O.Box 42451 Lafayette, LA 70504-2451 Phone : 337 482 5304 Fax : 337 482 5834 email : [email protected]
