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Data: 17 de fevereiro de 2017 15:30:36 BRST
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Assunto: Job Posting: PhD position with Houlahan Lab
PhD position with Jeff Houlahan’s lab in the Department of Biological
Sciences/The Canadian Rivers Institute, University of New Brunswick Saint John
(UNB Saint John).
The Houlahan lab is looking for a Ph.D. student interested in fundamental
questions in population and/or community ecology to begin in the fall of 2017
(although later start dates could be negotiated). We are happy to hear from
students with a wide range of interests - some examples of topics include (i)
the relationship between diversity and stability, (ii) the relative importance
of density dependent effects on population dynamics, and (iii) the stability of
competitive hierarchies in nature but we are less concerned about the question
than the approach. The approach would involve developing theoretical and/or
statistical models that would then be tested on new data (see Houlahan et al.
2017 in Oikos) to assess the predictive ability of those models and how
predictive ability changes over time and space. The successful applicant will
have strong quantitative skills, and more particularly, be somebody who is
comfortable analyzing data and modeling in something like R or Python.
Students will have an opportunity to improve their analytical and modeling
skills, become better grounded in basic ecology theory, and improve writing,
logical thinking and problem-solving abilities. We are interested in ecology,
environmental science, computer science and/or mathematics students. Funding
of at least $21,000/year is guaranteed for 4 years and comes from TA’ships,
RA’ships and scholarships.
The University of New Brunswick is a comprehensive university with campuses in
Saint John and Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada with approximately 10,000
students. The Houlahan lab is part of the Department of Biological Sciences
and The Canadian Rivers Institute at the Saint John campus. This is a vibrant
department with a focus on aquatic and marine biology and more than 50 graduate
students. Saint John is a small (pop – 68,000) attractive, coastal city in
southern New Brunswick.
If you are interested in the position drop me a note at
jeffhoul@xxxxxx<mailto:jeffhoul@xxxxxx> and attach your cv, transcripts
(unofficial or official) and 3 references with contact info.
Expiry date: July 1, 2017.
Please note: This and other career opportunities are posted here:
http://oceans.ubc.ca/about/join-us/join-them/
Regards,
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Katherine Came
Communications Manager
Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Faculty of Science, The University of British Columbia
Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory
Rm. 239, 2202 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
(604) 827-4325
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