[ES_JOBS_NET] PhD Assistantship: Longleaf pine forest ecohydrology

[Thomas L O'Halloran]

Ph.D. Student Assistantship: Longleaf Pine Forest Ecohydrology
We seek an enthusiastic and inquisitive student interested in the intersection between forest ecology and climate science to join the O'Halloran Lab in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation at Clemson University, starting in spring or summer of 2023. The position is open to students of any science background and is a grant-funded, three-year Ph.D. Assistantship using state of the art technology to study how the restoration of the iconic longleaf pine forests of the Southeastern United States could be managed to mitigate the effects of human induced climate change. The assistantship includes a three-year tuition waver and salary of $25,000 per year.
You will have the opportunity to contribute to our science through your own interests and perspectives while gaining extensive hands-on field work experience in forest ecohydrology, tree physiology and micrometeorology, including deploying root and tree sap flow sensors, measuring soil carbon and water fluxes, measuring leaf-level physiological parameters, and working with eddy covariance sensors and data. The research will leverage a new and expanding cluster of four eddy covariance towers in coastal ecosystems, including managed and non-managed coastal wetlands and longleaf pine forests, as well as the AmeriFlux tower at the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL). You will also have great networking opportunities while working as part of a team of collaborating scientists from Clemson University (Principal Investigator Tom O'Halloran, J. Duberstein, T. Williams), Duke University (J.C. Domec), Portland State University (C.W. Huang), the SRNL (B. Viner), and the US Forest Service (C. Oishi). The assistantship is also supported by the Environmental System Science program at the Department of Energy and The Nature Conservancy.
Clemson University (www.clemson.edu/about/<http://www.clemson.edu/about/.%20>) is a public land-grant Carnegie R1 Research University in a college town setting on Lake Hartwell within view of the Blue Ridge Mountains, about a 2-hour drive from Atlanta, GA or Charlotte, NC. Students in our lab take classes on the main campus and conduct field work at the Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science (www.clemson.edu/baruch/<http://www.clemson.edu/baruch/>), located on the 16,000-acre (6,500 ha) Hobcaw Barony nature and research preserve. Hobcaw Barony is 35 miles (56km) south of Myrtle Beach and 60 miles (100km) north of Charleston with beach frontage on the Atlantic Ocean and is bordered by Winyah Bay and North Inlet Estuary. Temporary housing in cottages is available on site while you conduct research.
The O'Halloran Lab and Clemson University aspire to create a diverse community that welcomes people of different races, cultures, ages, genders, sexuality, religions, socioeconomic levels, political perspectives, abilities, opinions, values and experiences. We believe every member on our team enriches our research by contributing to the ways we understand and engage with the world and our environment, and to discover solutions to manage our shared natural resources more sustainably.
Our lab also recognizes that effective mentorship has been shown to strongly impact student outcomes such as degree completion, increased self-efficacy, and overall satisfaction with their education. We find the most productive and empowering mentor-mentee relationships are a mutual exchange founded on respect and prioritize personal goal setting with honest, rigorous, and kind communication. If this position and our community of learners seem like a fit where you could do great science, we would like to hear from you!
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelors (or equivalent) degree in biological sciences, environmental science, ecology, forestry, atmospheric science, engineering, or other related field with a desire to learn strong quantitative skills (e.g., statistics or computer programming).
Physical Requirements: Must be able to lift 30 pounds (14kg), able to work outdoors in hot humid conditions, and have a willingness to be trained to safely climb and work at heights of 100' (30m) on eddy covariance towers.
To apply, send an email attached with a CV introducing yourself, stating your previous experience, interest in this specific position, and your future goals to Dr. Tom O'Halloran (he/his) at tohallo at clemson.edu<mailto:tohallo at clemson.edu> by November 1, 2022.  Contact info, this posting, and details about the lab are available here: http://bit.ly/ohalloranlab


TOM O'HALLORAN, PHD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Forestry & Environmental Conservation Dept.
Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology & Forest Science
Clemson University

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