Position available: PhD Research Assistantship in Plant Community Ecology The Department of Earth and the Environment (https://earthenvironment.fiu.edu/) at Florida International University has a Ph.D. assistantship available for a student interested in plant community ecology. The ideal candidate will have some experience in vegetation ecology, vegetation-environment relationships, and geographic information systems (GIS). Our research focus is on ecological processes involved in vegetation responses to change in hydrologic and fire regimes in short- and long-hydroperiod ecosystems in the Florida Everglades. The successful applicant will have opportunity to develop research questions independently, but within the framework of the overall goals of the project(s). Assistantship covers stipend of $23,460 and tuition. To be eligible for the position, students must meet FIU graduate admission requirements: http://gradschool.fiu.edu/admission-requirements.shtml (select Earth Systems Science). The deadline for the graduate (PhD) application for Fall 2018 admission in the Department of Earth & Environment is Feb 1st, 2018.
To be considered for Fall 2018 admission with PhD Research Assistantship, please reply by Dec 15th , 2017 to Dr. Jay Sah ([email protected]) with a CV and statement of interest. FIU is a public research university in Miami with a highly diverse, vibrant, and growing student body located near the eastern boundary of the Everglades. For information about Florida International University, go to http://www.fiu.edu/index.htm For information about our past and ongoing projects, find the South Florida Terrestrial Ecosystem homepage from the SERC website (http://sercweb.fiu.edu/), or go to http://softel.fiu.edu/ Dr. Jay Sah Research Associate Professor Southeast Environmental Research Center Florida International University MM Campus, OE-148 Miami, FL 33199 Tel: 305-348-1658 ________________________________________________ Jay P. Sah, Ph.D. Research Associate Professor Southeast Environmental Research Center Florida International University Modesto A. Maidique Campus, OE-148 11200 SW 8th ST Miami, FL 33199 Tel. 305 348 1658; Fax. 305 348 4096 http://sercweb.fiu.edu/ http://softel.fiu.edu/ ________________________________________
