The Snell lab in the department of Environmental and Plant Biology at Ohio University is currently recruiting highly qualified and motivated graduate students (MSc or PhD) to start in the 2017 academic year. Our group studies the processes and interactions that shape plant communities, from the stand, to landscape and regional scale. These processes are integrated into dynamic vegetation models, to improve our understanding of how plants will respond to future climate change and to quantify climate change impacts. Graduate students are encouraged to develop independent research projects related to the broader objectives of the lab. Ongoing research includes, 1) The influence of climate on plant demographic processes and resulting range shifts, 2) The provisioning of ecosystem services under current and future climate, 3) The importance of spatial and temporal variability for determining plant responses to climate change.
Qualifications Applicants should have a background in ecology, plant biology, environmental science, forestry or a related discipline, previous research experience, and evidence of strong communication and quantitative skills. Experience with R and/or other computer programming languages is preferred. Want to know more? Please check out the lab website for more information (http://rebeccasnell.weebly.com/) and the Environmental and Plant Biology site for application instructions (https://www.ohio.edu/cas/plantbio/grad/index.cfm). Application The deadline to apply to Ohio University's Graduate College is January 15 2017. However, I strongly encourage interested students to contact Dr. Snell ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) well before this date, to allow enough time for discussing potential research projects. Please email Dr. Snell ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) your CV, GRE scores, unofficial transcripts, and a letter of interest, outlining your previous research experience and the research topics that you are interested in pursuing during your graduate degree (i.e., why do you want to join my lab?). International students should also include their TOEFL scores, if appropriate. Qualified individuals will be invited to apply to Ohio University's Graduate College. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Rebecca S. Snell Assistant Professor Department of Environmental and Plant Biology Porter Hall, Room 411 Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701, USA Phone: 740-597-1628 Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
