[ES_JOBS_NET] Seeking Ph.D. Students Interested in Arctic Plant Physiology

[Erika Marín-Spiotta]

Seeking Ph.D. Students Interested in Arctic Plant Physiology

The Terrestrial Ecosystem Science & Technology (TEST) group at Brookh=
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National Laboratory / Stony Brook University is currently recruiting Ph.D=
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students with one or more of the following skill sets:

Experience with portable infrared gas analyzers.
Experience modeling plant physiology.
Knowledge of Arctic plant communities and their ecology.
Experience conducting field work, particularly in extreme environments.

A degree in the biological sciences is required, preferably in plant=20
biology. Candidates with an interest in the measurement and model=20
representation of leaf and plant community gas exchange, and those with=20=

extensive experience working with Arctic plant communities are strongly=20=

encouraged to apply.  Students will be supervised by Dr. Alistair Rogers =
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have the opportunity to structure their thesis research around a multi=20=

institute U.S. Department of Energy Arctic research project, Next Generat=
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Ecosystem Experiments-Arctic (NGEE-Arctic, ngee.ornl.gov). The successful=
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candidate will have the opportunity to conduct field research in Barrow a=
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on the Seward Peninsula, AK, collaborate with over fifty scientists engag=
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in the NGEE-Arctic project, and the faculty and scientists at Stony Brook=
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University and Brookhaven National Laboratory.   Financial support may be=
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available through a combination of research grants, graduate fellowships,=
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and teaching opportunities. Please send CV and cover letter describing=20=

research interests to Dr. Alistair Rogers (arogers at bnl.gov). The deadline=
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for applicants to the Ecology & Evolution doctoral program at Stony B=
rook is=20
December 1st. Learn more about the TEST group at www.bnl.gov/test.

Seeking Ph.D. students interested in the remote sensing of plant traits

The Terrestrial Ecosystem Science & Technology (TEST) group at Brookh=
aven=20
National Laboratory / Stony Brook University is currently recruiting Ph.D=
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students with one or more of the following skill sets:

Experience measuring plant physiological traits
Experience with remote sensing data
Experience analyzing large data sets
Experience conducting field work, particularly in extreme environments.

A degree in the life sciences is required, preferably in plant biology,=20=

ecology or remote sensing. Candidates with an interest in the measurement=
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and model representation of plant structural and functional traits and=20=

model-data fusion are strongly encouraged to apply.  Students will be=20
supervised jointly by Dr. Alistair Rogers (arogers at bnl.gov) and Dr. Shawn=
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Serbin (sserbin at bnl.gov) and have the opportunity to structure their thes=
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research around a growing portfolio of research within the TEST group. Th=
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successful candidate will have the opportunity to conduct research in a=20=

diverse range of field sites spanning Arctic and tropical ecosystems.=20=20=

Financial support may be available through a combination of research gran=
ts,=20
graduate fellowships, and teaching opportunities. Please send CV and cove=
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letter describing research interests to Dr. Alistair Rogers. The deadline=
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for applicants to the Ecology & Evolution doctoral program at Stony B=
rook is=20
December 1st. Learn more about the TEST group at www.bnl.gov/test.
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