PhD plant ecology

The Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management at
Colorado State University announces the availability of four PhD
assistantships in the evolutionary ecology and management of invasive
plants. These positions provide stipend and research support for the
pursuit of a PhD degree within the Department's graduate program or
within the University's interdisciplinary Graduate Degree Program in
Ecology.

The research topics for the positions are:
- Resource-based variation in plant tolerance to herbivory and
biological control efficacy
(With advisor Andrew Norton (apnorton@lamar.colostate.edu)).

- Comparative invasion ecology and management of black henbane
(Hyoscyamus niger)
(With advisor Ruth Hufbauer (hufbauer@lamar.colostate.edu)).

- Precision mapping, modeling, monitoring, and integrated management
of key invasive plants on riparian and upland sites in the Colorado
front range
(with advisors Phil Westra (pwestra@lamar.colostate.edu) and Tom
Stohlgren (toms@NREL.colostate.edu))

- Adaptive management of secondary invasions following tamarisk removal
(With advisor Scott Nisson (snissen@lamar.colostate.edu) and
collaborators Phil Westra, Anna Sher, and Ken Lair).


Join the outstanding ecology, entomology and weed science programs at
Colorado State University! See us at:
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/bspm/
http://www.ecology.colostate.edu/
http://www.NREL.colostate.edu/

For more information and application instructions, please email the
contact person listed for each project. Successful applicants will
be expected to begin their degree program in 2008. Deadlines for
application materials are August 1, 2007 for Spring 2008 admission,
Dec. 1 2007 for Summer 2008 admission, January 1, 2008 for Fall 2008
admission. If you are interested, contact the relevant person as soon
as possible.

CSU is an EO/AA employer.

hufbauer@lamar.colostate.edu