University of Alberta: One graduate assistantship (M.S. or Ph.D.) in
insect ecology/forest pest management is available beginning January or
May 2004. The candidate will join a research team to investigate the
attack mechanisms of the mountain pine beetle on lodgepole pines and to
develop spatial models to predict the mortality rates of lodgepole
pines attacked by the beetle at the stand level. We encourage students
who is broadly trained in any of the areas of biology or
mathematics/statistics to apply, but would be particularly interested
in students who plan to combine theoretical modeling and field
experiment in their research. The candidate will be co-supervised by
Allan Carroll (Research Scientist in the Pacific Forestry Centre of
Canadian Forest Service in Victoria, BC. Email:
acarroll at pfc.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca) and Fangliang He (Associate Professor in
the Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta. Email:
fhe at ualberta.ca). Interested students should provide us with the
following materials: (1) a cover letter stating you research interests
and qualifications, (2) your CV, and (3) the names (emails or phone
numbers) of two referees. These materials may be emailed or sent by
postal mail to Fangliang He at Department of Renewable Resources,
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2H1.
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