<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:6pt"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif;color:rgb(46,116,181)">Multiple graduate and postdoc positions in
continental-scaled freshwater ecology</span></b><span style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:rgb(46,116,181)"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif">The <i>Continental Limnology</i> group is currently
recruiting three PhD students and one postdoctoral researcher with an interest
in the following types of landscape limnology research questions, e.g.,: </span><span style="font-family:cambria,serif"><span></span></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif">Understanding
continental-scale drivers of lake nutrients and carbon; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif"><span></span></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif">Predicting continental-scale
pools of lake nutrients; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif"><span></span></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif">Identifying the
role that novelty in ecological context plays in continental-scale predictions</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<h3 style="margin-top:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(46,116,181)">Description:</span><span style="color:rgb(46,116,181)"><span></span></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif">We seek
candidates for three PhD positions and one postdoctoral research position in
continental limnology to be part of a Macrosystems Biology National Science
Foundation funded interdisciplinary project--</span><span style="font-family:cambria,serif"> </span><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif">A
macrosystems ecology framework for continental-scale prediction and
understanding of lakes.</span></i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif"> The overarching goal of this research is to
understand and predict nutrient patterns for all continental US lakes to inform
estimates of lake contributions to continental and global cycles of nitrogen,
phosphorus, and carbon. Ecosystems, such as lakes, are complex, heterogeneous,
and strongly influenced by their ecological context—environmental or
anthropogenic factors that operate at multiple scales. This complexity makes
extrapolating site-level estimates of ecological services, state, and function
challenging. Our project will study a wide range of research questions related
to this goal, develop new continental-scale data products for freshwater
macrosystems ecology, and contribute novel, data-intensive analytical methods
from computer science and statistics.</span><span style="font-family:cambria,serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif">The successful
candidates will be part of the interdisciplinary <i>Continental Limnology </i>group that includes ecologists,
statisticians, computer scientists, and data scientists from Michigan State
University, the University of Wisconsin, the University of Missouri, and The
Pennsylvania State University. These positions will be located in the following
institutions:</span><span style="font-family:cambria,serif"><span></span></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif">A postdoc and a
PhD student at Michigan State University, advised by Dr. Patricia Soranno, (</span><a href="http://www.soranno.fw.msu.edu/"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif;color:blue">http://www.soranno.fw.msu.edu/</span></a><u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif;color:blue">)</span></u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif"> and/or Dr.
Kendra Spence Cheruvelil, (</span><a href="http://www.ksc.fw.msu.edu/"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif;color:blue">http://www.ksc.fw.msu.edu/</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif">), </span><a href="mailto:DLLimno@gmail.com"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif;color:blue">DLLimno@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif"><span></span></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif">A PhD position at
the University of Wisconsin, advised by Dr. Emily Stanley, http://</span><a href="http://stanley.limnology.wisc.edu/"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif;color:blue;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Stanley.limnology.wisc.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif">), </span><a href="mailto:ehstanley@wisc.edu"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif;color:blue">ehstanley@wisc.edu</span></a><a href="mailto:ehstanley@wisc.edu"></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif"><span></span></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif">A PhD position at
The Pennsylvania State University (advised by Dr. Tyler Wagner, </span><a href="http://ecosystems.psu.edu/directory/txw19"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif;color:blue">http://ecosystems.psu.edu/directory/txw19</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif">), </span><a href="mailto:txw19@psu.edu"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif;color:blue">txw19@psu.edu</span></a><a href="mailto:txw19@psu.edu"></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif">If you are applying
for the graduate positions, please send your applications to the faculty
member/institution/research focus that you prefer.</span><span style="font-family:cambria,serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<h3 style="margin-top:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(46,116,181)">Qualifications</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(46,116,181);font-weight:normal">:</span><span style="color:rgb(46,116,181)"><span></span></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif">Postdoctoral
research fellow</span></u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif">: Competitive
candidates should be highly motivated and possess a PhD in Ecology, Limnology,
Landscape Ecology or related discipline with strong quantitative emphasis. The
ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment is
essential. </span><span style="font-family:cambria,serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif">Graduate
assistantships</span></u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif">: Competitive
candidates should be highly motivated and possess a B.S. or M.S. in Ecology,
Limnology, Landscape Ecology or related discipline with strong quantitative
emphasis, or a B.S. or M.S. in Statistics or Computer Science with strong
ecological emphasis. The ability to work both independently and collaboratively
in a team environment is essential.</span><span style="font-family:cambria,serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif;color:rgb(46,116,181)">Application process</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif;color:rgb(46,116,181)">:</span><span style="font-family:cambria,serif;color:rgb(46,116,181)"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif">Postdoctoral
research fellow</span></u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif">: Please send a
1-2 page cover letter describing your research interests, CV, and names and
contact information for three references to Drs. Patricia Soranno and Kendra Spence
Cheruvelil at </span><a href="mailto:DLLimno@gmail.com"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif;color:blue">DLLimno@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif">. </span><span style="font-family:cambria,serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif">Graduate
assistantships</span></u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif">: Please send a
1-2 page cover letter describing your research interests, CV, GRE scores, a
recent transcript (unofficial is fine), and names and contact information for
three references to the faculty member you are interested in working with
(see above).</span><span style="font-family:cambria,serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<h3 style="margin-top:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(46,116,181)">Salary:</span><span style="color:rgb(46,116,181)"><span></span></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif">Competitive salary,
plus excellent benefits</span><span style="font-family:cambria,serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<h3 style="margin-top:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(46,116,181)">Closing Date:</span><span style="color:rgb(46,116,181)"><span></span></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:cambria,serif">Open until
filled; start date is May or August 2017</span><span style="font-family:cambria,serif"><span></span></span></p>
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