<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">From: Jason Vogel <</span><a href="mailto:jason09vogel@GMAIL.COM" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">jason09vogel@GMAIL.COM</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Subject: PhD in forest carbon cycling and global change</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">We seek a PhD student who will assist in developing a model of the</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">disintegration and decay of standing dead trees. The student will be a</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">member of the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management at Texas A&M</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">University working with Drs. Jason Vogel, Georgianne Moore, and Sorin</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Popescu. The student will primarily be responsible for building a model of</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">wood decay and integrating its mass loss estimates with measurements of</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">branch senescence and tree fall. Tree disintegration will be estimated in</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">collaboration with a Postdoctoral associate who will be using LiDAR images,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">both ground based and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms, to estimate</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">changes in dead tree structure. Individuals interested in ecosystem carbon</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">cycling, remote sensing, or forest ecology are encouraged to apply.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Applicants should be comfortable working in field conditions and doing</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">fairly strenuous work. Funds for a generous stipend and tuition are</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">available for three years. Preference will be given to students with a</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">prior MSc in a related field, or applicable experience in a related topic.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Candidates available to start in the spring, summer, or fall of 2015 will</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">be considered. Interested individuals should send a cover letter,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">curriculum vitae, and university transcripts to Dr. Jason G. Vogel (</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="mailto:jason_vogel@tamu.edu" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">jason_vogel@tamu.edu</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">), Dr. Georgianne Moore (</span><a href="mailto:gwmoore@tamu.edu" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">gwmoore@tamu.edu</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">) or Dr. Sorin</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Popescu (</span><a href="mailto:s-popescu@tamu.edu" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">s-popescu@tamu.edu</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">).</span><br><br><br>
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