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Seeking Ph.D. Students Interested in Arctic Plant Physiology<br>
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The Terrestrial Ecosystem Science & Technology (TEST) group at Brookh=<br>
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National Laboratory / Stony Brook University is currently recruiting Ph.D=<br>
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students with one or more of the following skill sets:<br>
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Experience with portable infrared gas analyzers.<br>
Experience modeling plant physiology.<br>
Knowledge of Arctic plant communities and their ecology.<br>
Experience conducting field work, particularly in extreme environments.<br>
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A degree in the biological sciences is required, preferably in plant=20<br>
biology. Candidates with an interest in the measurement and model=20<br>
representation of leaf and plant community gas exchange, and those with=20=<br>
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extensive experience working with Arctic plant communities are strongly=20=<br>
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encouraged to apply. Students will be supervised by Dr. Alistair Rogers =<br>
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have the opportunity to structure their thesis research around a multi=20=<br>
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institute U.S. Department of Energy Arctic research project, Next Generat=<br>
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Ecosystem Experiments-Arctic (NGEE-Arctic, <a href="http://ngee.ornl.gov" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">ngee.ornl.gov</a>). The successful=<br>
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candidate will have the opportunity to conduct field research in Barrow a=<br>
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on the Seward Peninsula, AK, collaborate with over fifty scientists engag=<br>
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in the NGEE-Arctic project, and the faculty and scientists at Stony Brook=<br>
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University and Brookhaven National Laboratory. Financial support may be=<br>
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available through a combination of research grants, graduate fellowships,=<br>
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and teaching opportunities. Please send CV and cover letter describing=20=<br>
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research interests to Dr. Alistair Rogers (<a href="mailto:arogers@bnl.gov">arogers@bnl.gov</a>). The deadline=<br>
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for applicants to the Ecology & Evolution doctoral program at Stony B=<br>
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December 1st. Learn more about the TEST group at <a href="http://www.bnl.gov/test" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.bnl.gov/test</a>.<br>
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Seeking Ph.D. students interested in the remote sensing of plant traits<br>
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The Terrestrial Ecosystem Science & Technology (TEST) group at Brookh=<br>
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National Laboratory / Stony Brook University is currently recruiting Ph.D=<br>
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students with one or more of the following skill sets:<br>
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Experience measuring plant physiological traits<br>
Experience with remote sensing data<br>
Experience analyzing large data sets<br>
Experience conducting field work, particularly in extreme environments.<br>
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A degree in the life sciences is required, preferably in plant biology,=20=<br>
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ecology or remote sensing. Candidates with an interest in the measurement=<br>
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and model representation of plant structural and functional traits and=20=<br>
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model-data fusion are strongly encouraged to apply. Students will be=20<br>
supervised jointly by Dr. Alistair Rogers (<a href="mailto:arogers@bnl.gov">arogers@bnl.gov</a>) and Dr. Shawn=<br>
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Serbin (<a href="mailto:sserbin@bnl.gov">sserbin@bnl.gov</a>) and have the opportunity to structure their thes=<br>
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research around a growing portfolio of research within the TEST group. Th=<br>
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successful candidate will have the opportunity to conduct research in a=20=<br>
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diverse range of field sites spanning Arctic and tropical ecosystems.=20=20=<br>
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Financial support may be available through a combination of research gran=<br>
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graduate fellowships, and teaching opportunities. Please send CV and cove=<br>
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letter describing research interests to Dr. Alistair Rogers. The deadline=<br>
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for applicants to the Ecology & Evolution doctoral program at Stony B=<br>
rook is=20<br>
December 1st. Learn more about the TEST group at <a href="http://www.bnl.gov/test" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.bnl.gov/test</a>.</font></div>