<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_signature"><span style="font-size:13px">Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 11:07:05 -0500</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">From: "=?windows-1252?Q?William_T._</span><span style="font-size:13px">Peterjohn?=" <</span><a href="mailto:bpj@WVU.EDU" style="font-size:13px">bpj@WVU.EDU</a><span style="font-size:13px">></span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Subject: Ph.D. Graduate Fellowship in Forest Biogeochemistry</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">A position is available for a PhD student interested in investigating how=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">acid deposition affects the nutrient dynamics and productivity of deciduo=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">us</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">forests in central Appalachia.=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Students will have the opportunity to conduct research at the Fernow</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Experimental Forest and contribute to long-term research at this location=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">.=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Student research will involve field work in the beautiful mountains of We=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">st</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Virginia along with extensive training in the use of analytical</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">instrumentation, experimental design, data analysis, computer modeling,</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">communication skills, and teaching. More about the long-term research at=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">the Fernow can be found at: </span><a href="http://www.as.wvu.edu/fernow/" target="_blank" style="font-size:13px">www.as.wvu.edu/fernow/</a><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Summer support is available for five years from an NSF-funded grant recen=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">tly</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">recommended for funding, and this would supplement the compensation recei=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">ved</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">during the academic year as a teaching assistant in the Department of</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Biology at West Virginia University. Information about the graduate progr=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">am</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">in biology, and how to apply, is available at:</span><br style="font-size:13px"><a href="http://biology.wvu.edu/graduate/admission.=20" target="_blank" style="font-size:13px">http://biology.wvu.edu/graduate/admission.=20</a><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">A successful applicant should have: (1) a bachelor=92s or master=92s degr=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">ee in a</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">relevant field of study (ecology, geography, geology, biology, etc.); (2)=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px"> a</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">strong interest in ecosystem ecology and issues related to environmental</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">change; (3) a willingness to learn techniques used to analyze the chemica=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">l</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">composition of soil, water, and plant samples; (4) an interest in learnin=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">g</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">computer modeling and incorporating it into their research; and (5) stron=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">g</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">writing skills and a commitment to the effective communication of science=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px"> to</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">technical and non-technical audiences.</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">To learn more about these opportunities, please contact:=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Dr. William Peterjohn=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Department of Biology</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">West Virginia University</span><br style="font-size:13px"><a href="mailto:bpj@wvu.edu" style="font-size:13px">bpj@wvu.edu</a><span style="font-size:13px">=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><a href="tel:304-293-1300" value="+13042931300" style="font-size:13px">304-293-1300</a><br style="font-size:13px"></div>
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