Employer: UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS

Description:GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP IN PEATLAND RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS
Institute of Arctic Biology

A graduate research assistantship is available for a highly talented
and motivated Ph.D. student to conduct modeling studies of peatland
responses to climate change as part of the NSF-funded Alaska Peatland
Experiment (APEX; see http://apex.msu.edu/),
which has manipulated water table and temperature in a rich fen
located near Fairbanks, Alaska. APEX is associated with the Bonanza
Creek Long Term Ecological Research Program (see
http://www.lter.uaf.edu/). The modeling studies to be conducted will
make use of data that is being collected by APEX and will involve the
integration of existing models of vegetation dynamics, peatland
biogeochemistry, and peatland hydrology.

The assistantship can begin as early as summer 2008.
Students interested in combining research
interests in environmental modeling with interests in ecosystem
ecology, vegetation dynamics, soil dynamics, or hydrology are
strongly encouraged to apply.

Location: Fairbanks

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Address: For additional information contact Dr.
A. David McGuire (Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska
Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775; email: ffadm@uaf.edu, telephone:
907-474-6242).


A. David McGuire
214 Irving I Building
Department of Biology and Wildlife
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK 99775

Tel. (907)-474-6242
FAX (907)-474-7872

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Deadline: March 31, 2008