<div dir="ltr">ase see these 2 PhD Graduate Research Assistant Opportunities related to soil microbial ecology/organic matter transformation:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:yellow" lang="EN-NZ">PhD project – candidate wanted in
</span></b><span style="background:yellow" lang="EN-NZ"> </span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:yellow" lang="EN-NZ">Lincoln University, New Zealand:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt" lang="EN-NZ"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-NZ">Project title:</span></b><span lang="EN-NZ"> Sources, supply and bioavailability of soluble
organic matter in relation to mineralization.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-NZ">Supervisors:</span></b><span lang="EN-NZ"> Prof. Tim Clough (Lincoln University); Dr
Denis Curtin and Dr Mike Beare (Plant and Food Research).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-NZ">Topic:</span></b><i><span lang="EN-NZ">
</span></i><span lang="EN-NZ">Soluble organic matter is of interest due to its role in carbon and nitrogen dynamics in terrestrial ecosystems but its role in agricultural ecosystems has not been extensively examined. The study
will seek to understand the role that soluble organic matter plays in regulating the storage and supply of plant available nutrients (especially Nitrogen) in agricultural production systems. A suitably qualified person is required to conduct and analyse experiments
that determine the sources, supply and bioavailability of soluble organic matter in relation to mineralization within cropping and/or pasture soils.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ">The candidate’s PhD programme will be jointly supervised and based at Plant & Food Research and Lincoln University, New Zealand.
</span><span lang="EN-NZ">Plant & Food Research is a New Zealand-based Crown Research Institute whose purposes is to enhance the value and productivity of New Zealand’s horticultural, arable and seafood industries to contribute to economic, environmental and
social prosperity of New Zealand. Lincoln University is New Zealand’s specialist land-based university. Lincoln is less than half an hour from Christchurch, the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand. The Department of Soil and Physical Sciences
resides within the Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Both institutes provide excellent facilities and resources for the planned project.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-NZ">Selection Criteria:</span></b><b><span lang="EN-NZ">
</span></b><span lang="EN-NZ">Applicants must have a BSc (Hons) or MSc in an appropriate science discipline. Candidates with a background in soil chemistry, biology or biochemistry are preferred. Candidates should be able
to find and synthesis literature, and work well either independently or in team situations.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-NZ">Renumeration:</span></b><b><span lang="EN-NZ">
</span></b><span lang="EN-NZ">The candidate will receive a tax-free stipend of NZD$26,000 and will have tuition fees paid.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-NZ">Starting date and duration:</span></b><span lang="EN-NZ"> The project will start as soon
as a suitable candidate is confirmed. The funding is for a 3 year Ph.D. project to be completed in 2017.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-NZ">Applications:</span></b><i><span lang="EN-NZ">
</span></i><span lang="EN-NZ">To apply please send full CV by email to the contact below – the CV must include details of academic qualifications and any research experience, together with the names, email addresses, and contact
details of TWO referees.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black" lang="EN-NZ">For more information, please contact:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black" lang="EN-NZ">Dr. Tim Clough<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt" lang="EN-NZ">Professor Environmental Biogeochemistry. FNZSSS<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt" lang="EN-NZ">Department of Soil & Physical Sciences<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt" lang="EN-NZ">Faculty of Agriculture & Life Sciences<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt" lang="EN-NZ">P O Box 85084<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt" lang="EN-NZ">Lincoln University 7647<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt" lang="EN-NZ">Christchurch, New Zealand<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt" lang="EN-NZ">Ph<b>:</b></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black" lang="EN-NZ"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt" lang="EN-NZ">03
423 0775 , FAX: <a href="tel:%2B64%203%203523607" value="+6433523607" target="_blank">+64 3 3523607</a><span style="color:#49a942"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#49a942" lang="EN-NZ"><a href="mailto:Timothy.Clough@lincoln.ac.nz" target="_blank">Timothy.Clough@lincoln.ac.nz</a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#4a442a" lang="EN-NZ">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt" lang="EN-NZ"><a href="http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/" target="_blank">http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Project:</b> Research in soil microbial ecology to better understand the biogeochemical cycling of nutrients and transformation/degradation of contaminants by microbial communities in agricultural and polluted sites.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>All details are given in the document attached and this link:</b>
<a href="http://www.soil.ncsu.edu/documents/positions/Position%20Announcement%20Soil%20Microbial%20Ecology_PhD.pdf" target="_blank">
http://www.soil.ncsu.edu/documents/positions/Position%20Announcement%20Soil%20Microbial%20Ecology_PhD.pdf</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Information of Dr. Gardner’s research program is available at:</b> <a href="http://www.soil.ncsu.edu/personnel/gardner_terrence/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.soil.ncsu.edu/personnel/gardner_terrence/index.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>For more information, please contact: <u></u><u></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Dr. Terrence G. Gardner<u></u><u></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Assistant Professor of Soil and Environmental Microbial Ecology<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Department of Soil Science<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">North Carolina State University<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3411C Williams Hall, 101 Derieux Street<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Campus Box 7619<br>
Phone: <a href="tel:%28919%29%20515-7000" value="+19195157000" target="_blank">(919) 515-7000</a>; Fax: <a href="tel:%28919%29%20515-2167" value="+19195152167" target="_blank">(919) 515-2167</a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0072c6"><a href="mailto:TGGardne@ncsu.edu" target="_blank">TGGardne@ncsu.edu</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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