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<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">I am seeking a highly motivated PhD student to join the Forest
Hydrology and Soils Lab in the College of Forest Resources at Mississippi State
University (Starkville, MS). The student will work on a 3-year funded project </span><span class="gmail-color15"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.35pt">to quantify the role of tree mortality and wood
decomposition on carbon mineralization in forest ecosystems as a function of
climate AND biological activity, with specific attention given to the
importance of tri-trophic interactions between southern pine beetle, bluestain
fungi, and subterranean termites. </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">This project includes both field
work (with the possibility of international travel) and laboratory work in the
Forest Hydrology and Soils Lab on campus. The prospective student should possess
enthusiasm for field work, strong analytical and communication skills, and
attention to detail. The anticipated start date is January 2019. Financial
support is available for three years, including a stipend, tuition waiver, and
health insurance.<span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">If interested, please contact Dr. Courtney Siegert at<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="mailto:csiegert@cfr.msstate.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">courtney.siegert@msstate.edu</span></a></span></span><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">and provide (1) a cover letter discussing
interest in the research and applicable background experience; (2) a CV; and
(3) unofficial transcripts and/or GREs. Review of applications will begin September
20, 2018.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Further information about the Forest Hydrology and Soils Lab can
be found at<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> <a href="http://www.siegert-hydrolab.com/join-our-lab" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">http://www.siegert-hydrolab.com/join-our-lab</a></span>.
Details on the full application process can be found at </span><u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="http://www.grad.msstate.edu/future-students/">http://www.grad.msstate.edu/future-students/</a>.</span></u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-align:left">Project Collaborators:<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-align:left">Dr. John Riggins, Mississippi State University, Dr.
Natalie Clay (Louisiana Tech University), Dr. Juliet Tang (US Forest Service),
Dr. Richard Hofstetter (Northern Arizona University), and Dr. Oscar Leverón
(Universidad Nacional de Ciencias Forestales).</p><p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-align:left"><br></p><p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-align:left"><br></p><p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-align:left">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Courtney M.
Siegert<span></span></span></b><span></span></p>
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Professor of Forest Hydrology<span></span></span><span></span></p>
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Thompson Hall<span></span></span><span></span></p>
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of Forestry<span></span></span><span></span></p>
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of Forest Resources<span></span></span><span></span></p>
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State University<span></span></span><span></span></p>
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325-7481<span></span></span><span></span></p>
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