From damien.bonal at kourou.cirad.fr Fri Jul 7 14:27:48 2006 From: damien.bonal at kourou.cirad.fr (Damien BONAL) Date: Fri Jul 7 17:24:24 2006 Subject: [Ecophysiology] PhD position offered in French Guiana Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20060707162536.00bbdfd0@popkru.cirad.fr> Please find attached a short description of a PhD position in ecophysiology offered in French Guiana. Could you post it on your list? Best regards Damien --------------------------------- PhD Position Available Seasonal variations in CO2 and H2O gas exchange (LEAF : photosynthesis, respiration, transpiration, TRUNK : respiration, transpiration) of canopy trees in the tropical rainforest of French Guiana, South America: interspecific variability. We are seeking an individual with strong research motivations and good ecophysiology background to investigate the seasonal variations (wet vs dry season) in leaf and trunk gas exchange of abundant canopy tree species in the tropical rainforest of French Guiana, South America, in order to understand the origin of the strong seasonal variations in Net Ecosystem Exchange of this ecosystem (measured by the eddy correlation methodology at the Guyaflux site). This research will be mainly based on field measurements (in the Paracou tropical rainforest, 50 km from Kourou) and candidates should have a strong motivation to work outdoors. Experience in leaf gas exchange measurements is desirable. Location: Address: INRA, UMR ECOFOG, Campus Agronomique, BP 709, 97310 KOUROU, Guyane Fran?aise (French Guiana, South America) Phone: 594 594 32 93 00 fax: 594 594 32 43 02 http://kourou.cirad.fr/umr/) Administrative status and salary conditions: Position is offered by the French public research institutes INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) and CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientific), each bringing half of the fellowship, for 3 years. Monthly net salary will be about 1200 euros. Start in October-November 2006 Required qualification: Master degree in Forest Biology or Ecology. Background in ecophysioloy. Strong affinities to work in the field (tropical rainforest). Working language can be either English or French. Application: Review of applicants will begin on July 10th, 2006 and will continue until a suitable candidate is found. Interested applicants should send a letter of application, CV, statement of research interests and contact information for at least one reference to: Damien BONAL (damien.bonal@kourou.cirad.fr) UMR ECOFOG, Campus agronomique, BP 709, 97310 KOUROU, Guyane fran?aise (French Guiana) Dr. Damien BONAL Forest Ecophysiology INRA Kourou - UMR Ecofog BP 709 - 97387 Kourou cedex Guyane Fran?aise (French Guiana) tel : 05 94 32 92 87 (+594 594 32 92 87) fax : 05 94 32 43 02 m?l : damien.bonal@kourou.cirad.fr website : http://kourou.cirad.fr/umr/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.bio.net/bionet/mm/ecophys/attachments/20060707/7dd808f0/attachment.html