Post-Doctoral Fellow in Forest Ecology and Dispersal Modeling

A position is available starting January 2, 2008, to work on a NSF-funded
collaborative research project in the laboratory of Evan Preisser at the
University of Rhode Island (http://cels.uri.edu/preisserlab). Collaborators
on this project include Aaron Ellison at the Harvard Forest and Joseph
Elkinton and Adam Porter at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. This
position is renewable on an annual basis for up to three years. The project
aims to develop new spatiotemporal models of range expansion at both short
and long distances. Field and common-garden experiments will be used in
conjunction with genetic-based marker studies to parameterize these models.
The organism we use to address these questions is the hemlock woolly
adelgid, an invasive insect responsible for the widespread decline and death
of eastern hemlock trees. The post-doc will be based at Harvard Forest and
will spend significant time at the University of Rhode Island and the
University of Massachusetts, Amherst.



Basic function: Coordinate activities among the PIs, oversee the collection
and analysis of field and common-garden data, use this information to
develop spatiotemporal models of range expansion in collaboration with the
PIs, and prepare manuscripts for submission.



Qualifications: Ph.D. in population ecology or a related discipline, either
in hand or anticipated by March 1, 2008. Applicants should possess
demonstrated expertise with writing and coding mathematical/statistical
models as well as superb organizational skills. Preference will be given to
applicants with experience in large-scale field projects and expertise in
one or more of the following areas: forest ecology, invasion biology,
entomology, and modeling population dispersal/spread.



Submit (no emails or faxes please) a cover letter, brief statement of
research interests and experiences, CV, and three letters of reference
postmarked by NOVEMBER 1, 2007, to:



Evan Preisser, Search Chair

Requisition #: 11961

University of Rhode Island

PO Box G, Kingston RI 02881