Ph.D. Assistantship in Restoration Ecology – UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

I am seeking a highly motivated Ph.D. student to work on a longleaf pine flatwoods restoration project in Florida.  The project involves examining interactions between overstory and understory plant species across a gradient of overstory density.  The assistantship carries a competitive stipend, tuition waiver, and health insurance for a period of 3 to 4 years. Students are expected to join either in the spring or summer 2008.  Minimum qualifications include a M.S. degree in forestry, ecology or a related field, good oral and verbal communications skills, 3.0 GPA and 1000 GRE (V+Q) score.  Please contact Dr. Shibu Jose, Associate Professor of Forest Ecology, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida at (352)-846-0872 (Office) or email sjose@ufl.edu.  For more information visit the Forest Ecology and Ecosystem Restoration (FEER) Lab at the University of Florida at http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/faculty/jose/Lab/index.html