[Nwfsc] Two Ph.D. positions, U Idaho

[Rob Harrison]

Two Ph.D. research assistantships at the University of Idaho

Two Ph.D.-level research assistantships will be available to study the
isotopic coupling of forest carbon and water budgets at a site on the west
slope of the beautiful northern Rockies.  One student will concentrate on
the measurement and scaling of component carbon fluxes (e.g., soil
respiration, canopy photosynthesis) to the ecosystem level; this student
will work closely with other scientists applying eddy correlation and
sapflux techniques in the same stands.  The second student will focus on the
modification of existing models of forest carbon/water budgets to accept
isotopic data as an input parameter, to be followed by testing of the models
with independent biometric and hydrologic measurements.  These positions
represent central parts of a larger interdisciplinary project including
scientists skilled in remote sensing, eddy flux measurements, climate
modeling, forest hydrology, and the physiological ecology of trees.  They
will provide opportunities for collaborations across a broad range of
disciplines and levels of organization.

The University of Idaho provides a collegial, small-town atmosphere with
programs, from land-grant disciplines to the liberal arts.  Our programs are
large enough to provide intellectual stimulation, international networking,
and opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration, but they are small
enough to provide personalized attention.  The positions are contingent on
final approval of funding.  For more information, please contact John
Marshall (http://www.cnrhome.uidaho.edu/isil/) at (208)885-6695 or
jdm at uidaho.edu.  Apply to the Department of Forest Resources, University of
Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA 83844-1133.