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Post Doc - soils - New Brunswick
raduate Assistantship and Postdoctoral Associate Positions
I am seeking to fill two positions to work on a project investigating
the role of root characteristics (morphology, growth patterns and
foraging behavior, nutrient uptake abilities) in explaining competitive
success of invasive species in forests. The project will involve root
excavations and root system measurements, experimental studies of root
growth with respect to nutrient (mainly nitrogen) availability,
experimental studies of root growth as a determinant of competitive
interactions, and stable isotope-based measurements of nitrogen uptake
capacity. The project is being done in collaboration with Dr. Jason
Grabosky, an expert on root system morphology and structural
characteristics.
A postdoctoral associate is sought who has experience in the analysis of
root system morphology and growth. This person will handle the
field-based root system excavations, morphological analyses, and
implementation of the competition experiments. Experience and/or
training in soil science and/or nutrient dynamics would also be desirable.
A graduate student (Ph. D.) is sought who has a background and interest
in soils and/or nitrogen dynamics and its role as both a factor
mediating competition and a factor mediating root growth and activity
patterns (foraging ‘behavior’). The student will apply to and enroll in
the Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution (
http://ecoevo.rutgers.edu/ ), a large and dynamic graduate program based
on the New Brunswick (NJ) campus of Rutgers University.
For more information, please contact Dr. Joan Ehrenfeld,
ehrenfel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or 732-932-1081. (see
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~ehrenfel/ for some background on the
Ehrenfeld lab).
Joan G. Ehrenfeld
Professor
Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, SEBS
14 College Farm Road
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
tel: 732-932-1081
fax: 732-932-8746
email: ehrenfel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
web: http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~ehrenfel/index.html
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