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Postdoctoral
Associate: Ecology and Management of Invasive Plants Program
Department of Natural Resources
The Ecology and
Management of Invasive Plants Program announces a position for a
post-doctoral associate in a new project to assess the single
and combined impacts of multiple stressors on demography of rare
and endangered forest plants in the eastern US. This project (PI’s
Bernd Blossey and Evan Cooch) will examine how native herbivores
(white tailed deer), introduced earthworms, introduced plants
(garlic mustard, Japanese stilt grass, barberry) and introduced
invertebrates (slugs and a root feeding weevil) affect
demography of native plant species in different functional
groups. The successful applicant will be expected to oversee the
project and its various components including fieldwork (using
large deer exclosures) as well as common garden type
experiments. A background and interest in plant-herbivore
interactions, invasion biology, or plant demography is
desirable. This is a unique opportunity to combine the
assessment of many potential stressors commonly mentioned as
threats to native plant communities in a single study. The
successful applicant is expected to interact with the large
community of scientists interested in plant herbivore
interactions on the Cornell campus as well as with resource
managers in various land managing agencies charged with managing
native and introduced species.
The position is
available 1 August 2007 for a three-year period. A Ph.D. in a
relevant field is required. Salary and benefits are
competitive. Send a letter of application including statement
of research interests, c.v., and the names and addresses of
three references to: Dr. Bernd Blossey, Department of Natural
Resources, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA. (bb22@cornell.edu;
be sure to put “Postdoctoral Application” in the Subject line of
the e-mail.). Review of applications will begin immediately and
continue until the position is filled. Women and minorities are
especially encouraged to apply; Cornell is an affirmative
action/equal opportunity employer.
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