PhD Position in Tropical Stream Ecology

Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

A PhD position is available at the University of Georgia's new Odum School of Ecology. We are seeking a highly qualified individual to join our NSF-funded TADS (Tropical Amphibian Declines) research project:

Ecosystem-level consequences of extinction: quantifying the ecological effects of catastrophic amphibian declines in neotropical streams.

The successful applicant will be part of an interdisciplinary research team composed of scientists and graduate students from the University of Georgia (Catherine Pringle), Drexel University (Susan Kilham), and Southern Illinois University (Matthew Whiles, Karen Lips). Field research will be conducted in central Panama and laboratory work primarily at the University of Georgia's Odum School of Ecology, with several trips to Drexel University. The successful applicant will be involved in field experiments and surveys to examine the ecosystem-level effects of tadpole extirpation in streams. He/she will have intellectual freedom to develop independent research projects that compliment, but are distinct from goals of the main project. For more information about the TADS project see Pringle's web page: http://cpringle.myweb.uga.edu

Position starting date would ideally begin in May 2008 for fieldwork in Panama (negotiable). The academic program begins Fall 2008 in Athens, Georgia. Please send a cover letter stating your research accomplishments and interests, a curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation by mail or email to: Catherine Pringle, Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA (cpringle at uga.edu)