GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP IN ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY AT NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY

A Ph.D. Research Assistantship is available in the School of Forestry
http://www.for.nau.edu/, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ ($20,500/y for four years, including health insurance coverage and out-of-state tuition waiver). The successful applicant will join an interdisciplinary (NAU FLUX) research team to investigate source-sink relationships of two important greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4) in ponderosa pine forests of the southwestern U.S. Over the last three years, our research team has built support for a major field campaign aimed at estimating annual fluxes of CO2 and CH4 using micrometeorological (eddy
covariance) and chamber-based measurements in ponderosa pine forests in various states of ecological condition: contemporary, overstocked, fire-suppressed forests; restored forests that have received operational thinning and prescribed burning treatments; and forests that have recently experienced a catastrophic wildfire. This research is supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, the USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, and the North American Carbon Program. The PhD student will collaborate directly with all members of the NAU FLUX team, including faculty from the School of Forestry, Department of Biology, and Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research at Northern Arizona University, and the Department of Plant Sciences at Penn State University. The position starts the summer of 2005 and is open until a suitable candidate is found. Flagstaff is located at an elevation of 2,280 m on the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau and offers exceptional recreational opportunities. Contact Dr. Thomas E. Kolb >tom.kolb@nau.edu; 928-523-7491) or Dr. Stephen C. Hart
steve.hart@nau.edu; 808-985-6073) for application information.


Thomas E. Kolb, Ph.D.
Professor of Forest Ecophysiology
Coordinator of Academic Programs
School of Forestry
Box 15018
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Tel: 928 523 7491
FAX: 928 523 1080
email:tom.kolb@nau.edu