Quantifying human disturbance for aquatic ecosystem management within a landscape framework: Lakes as model systems.
We are seeking a highly motivated doctoral student to join the landscape limnology research group at Michigan State University. The student will develop a dissertation project that quantifies: (1) the relationships among fish assemblages, water clarity and chemistry, and natural hydrogeomorphic landscape-scale factors, (2) regional differences in the response of lakes to human disturbance, and (3) lake distance from reference condition. The student will examine these questions using a lake and landscape database that encompasses a 6-state region of MI, WI OH, IA, ME and NH. Preferable start date is August, 2009.
Applicants must be self-motivated and hard-working with good written and verbal communication skills. A background in ecology, landscape ecology, geography or limnology is desired. Past experience with geographic information systems, statistics (especially spatial), database management, and working in multidisciplinary collaborative research settings is desirable.
Applicants interested in this position should be prepared to submit an application for a university fellowship http://grad.msu.edu/funding.htm by early December 2008.
Closing Date: November 1, 2008
Please submit the following information to Dr. Pat Soranno (soranno@msu.edu), Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, 13 Natural Resources Building, East Lansing, MI, 48824:
1. Cover letter describing background, relevant research interests and skills, and career objectives
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Unofficial transcripts
4. GRE scores (including percentiles)
5. Names, phone numbers, and emails of three references
For more information, please contact any member of MSU’s Landscape Limnology Research Group:
Dr. Mary Bremigan (bremigan@msu.edu)
Dr. Kendra Cheruvelil (ksc@msu.edu)
Dr. Pat Soranno (soranno@msu.edu)
Dr. Katherine Webster (webster152@msu.edu)
We are seeking a highly motivated doctoral student to join the landscape limnology research group at Michigan State University. The student will develop a dissertation project that quantifies: (1) the relationships among fish assemblages, water clarity and chemistry, and natural hydrogeomorphic landscape-scale factors, (2) regional differences in the response of lakes to human disturbance, and (3) lake distance from reference condition. The student will examine these questions using a lake and landscape database that encompasses a 6-state region of MI, WI OH, IA, ME and NH. Preferable start date is August, 2009.
Applicants must be self-motivated and hard-working with good written and verbal communication skills. A background in ecology, landscape ecology, geography or limnology is desired. Past experience with geographic information systems, statistics (especially spatial), database management, and working in multidisciplinary collaborative research settings is desirable.
Applicants interested in this position should be prepared to submit an application for a university fellowship http://grad.msu.edu/funding.htm by early December 2008.
Closing Date: November 1, 2008
Please submit the following information to Dr. Pat Soranno (soranno@msu.edu), Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, 13 Natural Resources Building, East Lansing, MI, 48824:
1. Cover letter describing background, relevant research interests and skills, and career objectives
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Unofficial transcripts
4. GRE scores (including percentiles)
5. Names, phone numbers, and emails of three references
For more information, please contact any member of MSU’s Landscape Limnology Research Group:
Dr. Mary Bremigan (bremigan@msu.edu)
Dr. Kendra Cheruvelil (ksc@msu.edu)
Dr. Pat Soranno (soranno@msu.edu)
Dr. Katherine Webster (webster152@msu.edu)
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