[ES_JOBS_NET] Ph.D. Opportunity in Ecosystem Ecology & Biogeochemistry at Boston University

[Erika Marín-Spiotta]

From:    =?windows-1252?Q?Pamela_Templer?= <ptempler at BU.EDU>
Subject: Ph.D. Opportunity in Ecosystem Ecology & Biogeochemistry at Boston
University

I invite applications for doctoral work in my lab beginning fall 2016 in =
the
areas of biogeochemistry, forest ecology, global change biology and relat=
ed
fields. Applicants should be independent and highly motivated with academ=
ic
research and/or field experience in plant ecology, soil ecology or nutrie=
nt
cycling. Funding is available to work on a project at Hubbard Brook
examining the effects of climate change on forest productivity and nutrie=
nt
dynamics in northern hardwood forests
(www.hubbardbrook.org/research/climate/templer.shtml). This NSF-funded
project aims to better understand how climate change affects biogeochemic=
al
cycling of nitrogen, carbon and water.

My research program covers a broad range of topics including human impact=
s
on the global nitrogen cycle, the effects of urbanization on nitrogen and=

carbon cycling, nutrient inputs from fog to coastal forest ecosystems, an=
d
the role of disturbances in nutrient uptake by trees. Students in my lab
participate in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Biogeoscience at
Boston University (www.bu.edu/bio-geo), which spans many departments
including Biology, Earth & Environment, and Archaeology. The Graduate=
 School
at Boston University guarantees five years of salary for Ph.D. students.

I encourage prospective students to contact me (ptempler at bu.edu) to discu=
ss
potential projects. Please use =93Prospective Graduate Student=94 in the =
subject
line. Formal review of applications will begin in our department December=
 7,
2015, but interested applicants should contact me any time.

Interested applicants can look at the following web-sites for useful
information:
people.bu.edu/ptempler
www.bu.edu/biology
www.bu.edu/bio-geo
www.bu.edu/cas/prospective-students/graduate-admissions
www.hubbardbrook.org

Apologies for cross postings.
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