Ruth Yanai is recruiting a graduate student, MS or PhD, to participate in a large, multi-investigator project on nutrient limitation of young and old northern hardwood stands at Hubbard Brook, Jeffers Brook, and Bartlett Experimental Forest in New Hampshire, USA. Thirteen stands have additions of N&P and 6 stands have a Ca addition. We welcome inquiries from prospective students interested in above- or below-ground nutrient cycling and tradeoffs in resource acquisition. Field experience and the ability to live in a group setting are essential (http://shoestringproject.wordpress.com/).
For more information on the MELNHE (Multiple Element Limitation in Northern Hardwood Ecosystems), visit http://www.esf.edu/melnhe<http://www.esf.edu/melnhe/>. Please contact Heather Engelman at <https://listserv.umd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?LOGON=A2%3Dind0812C%26L%3DECOLOG-L%26P%3DR2637%26I%3D-3> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> for access to additional password-protected documents; we appreciate communicating with students as part of the application process. Funding will consist of a combination of research and teaching assistantships (ability to TA in a General Chemistry lab would be a plus). US students from under-represented groups may be eligible for college and university-wide Diversity Fellowships. Applicants may apply to the Department of Forest and Natural Resources Management or the Program in Environmental Science, both at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY. Instructions for applying and application forms are available on line at http://www.esf.edu/graduate/admission.htm. Ruth D. Yanai, Professor, Forest and Natural Resources Management SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210 http://www.esf.edu/fnrm/faculty/yanai.asp phone: 315 470-6955 fax: 315 470-6954
