<div dir="ltr"><font size="-1">Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:37:40 -0400<br>
From: =?windows-1252?Q?Edward_Brzostek?= <<a href="mailto:erbrzostek@MAIL.WVU.EDU">erbrzostek@MAIL.WVU.EDU</a>><br>
Subject: Graduate Positions Available in Forest Biogeochemistry<br>
<br>
Graduate student positions are available in the lab of Dr. Edward Brzoste=<br>
k<br>
(<a href="http://biology.wvu.edu/faculty/faculty-pages/edward-brzostek" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://biology.wvu.edu/faculty/faculty-pages/edward-brzostek</a>) in the<br>
Department of Biology at West Virginia University starting in the fall of=<br>
<br>
2016. Broadly, our lab studies how interactions between plants and soil<br>
microbes influence carbon and nitrogen cycling in terrestrial ecosystems,=<br>
<br>
and how these interactions will impact ecosystem responses to global chan=<br>
ge.<br>
To do this, we couple empirical measurements with process and ecosystem<br>
model development to scale up mechanisms that operate at the level of<br>
individual roots and their associated mycorrhizae to larger scales.=20<br>
Incoming students are encouraged to develop their own research projects i=<br>
n<br>
these areas. Importantly, we strive to promote a fun, enthusiastic lab<br>
environment that encourages an atmosphere of collaboration and shared<br>
intellectual development. The Department of Biology at WVU has a core of<br>
faculty members that study a variety of topics in forest ecology and also=<br>
is<br>
in close proximity to world-class research sites including the WVU Resear=<br>
ch<br>
Forest and the Fernow Experimental Forest (<a href="http://www.as.wvu.edu/fernow/%29=.=20" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.as.wvu.edu/fernow/)=<br>
.=20</a><br>
Financial support is available via research and teaching fellowships and<br>
there are additional opportunities for research and travel funds. More<br>
detailed information about the WVU Biology graduate student program is<br>
available at <a href="http://biology.wvu.edu/graduate" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://biology.wvu.edu/graduate</a>. The deadline for applicati=<br>
ons<br>
is January 1st, 2016 (although late applications will be accepted if slot=<br>
s<br>
are still available). Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to<br>
contact Edward Brzostek (<a href="mailto:erbrzostek@mail.wvu.edu">erbrzostek@mail.wvu.edu</a>) prior to submitting an<br>
application to WVU.</font></div>