PhD Position Available
Plant-herbivore Interactions, Trophic Mismatch, and Climate Change
Department of Biology
Penn State University
University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
For further information, please contact:
Eric Post
E-mail: esp10 [at] psu.edu
Applications are being solicited for a PhD student in the Department of
Biology at Penn State University as part of a long-term project on the
influence of climate change on plant-herbivore interactions in a
low-Arctic community in West Greenland. A major focus of this research
will include investigating the role of recent warming in the development
of trophic mismatch between the timing of offspring production by an
herbivore, caribou, and plant phenology. Additionally, the contribution
of trophic mismatch to herbivore population dynamics will be modeled.
The project requires a combination of experience with and interest in
remote fieldwork as well as strong quantitative and analytical skills.
The student will be supported in part by a three-year NSF grant that
includes a full-time research assistantship during one semester each
year, as well as field and travel expenses.
For further information, please contact:
Eric Post
E-mail: esp10 [at] psu.edu