Two postdoc and two PhD positions in plant macroecology and
phyloinformatics at Aarhus University
I: One 2-year postdoc and one PhD position
in the ERC StG project “Macroecological studies of long-term historical
constraints on functional diversity and ecosystem functioning across continents
(HISTFUNC)”. The postdoc project concerns long-term historical constraints
on global and regional patterns in functional diversity of vascular plants, while
the PhD project addresses the same topic
specifically for the palms (a key-stone plant group in tropical ecosystems) and
also looks into the interplay of palms with mammal functional diversity.
II: One 2-year postdoc and one PhD
position in the Danish “NSF” (FNU) project “Paleoclimatic stability and the
evolutionary ecosystem ecology of Earth’s forests (STABFOR)”. The postdoc
project concerns paleoclimatic stability
effects on evolutionary dynamics of forest tree lineages, while the PhD
project concerns phylogenetic and
functional community structure in forest trees.
Qualifications: All postdoc
candidates are expected to provide cutting-edge expertise in advanced statistical analyses of large
data sets (including strong skills in R), to have solid ecological background
and strong collaborative skills, and to have proven abilities to publish at a
high international level. STABFOR postdoc candidates should also have solid
experience with phylogenetic analyses. All PhD candidates should have good
abilities – for their career stage - in statistical modeling and ecology.
Experience in plant ecology or botany would also be an advantage for all four
positions.
Supervisors and collaborators: The main supervisor is prof. Jens-Christian
Svenning. The projects also involve prof. Brian J. Enquist (University of
Arizona), prof. Robert E. Ricklefs (University of Missouri), assistant prof.
Brody Sandel (AU), and Head of Collections and Director of the Herbarium Finn Borchsenius
(AU)
Where: Ecoinformatics & Biodiversity Group, Department of Bioscience,
Aarhus University, Denmark. The Ecoinformatics & Biodiversity Group is a
diverse and vibrant research community with strong international ties. Postdocs
and PhD students are encouraged to collaborate within the group, across
departments and with other universities. More information about the people and
research activities of the group can be found at http://bios.au.dk/en/research/sections/integrative-ecology-and-evolution/ecoinformatics/ecoinformatics-researchprofile/
Starting date: All four positions should ideally start
January 1st 2013.
For further
information, please contact:
Professor Jens-Christian Svenning, svenning@biology.au.dk
The official
announcements are here:
Aarhus University has
38,000 students, 11,200 staff, and is a world leading university that ranks 51
on the Leiden ranking, 79 on the QS World University ranking, and 86 on ARWU – Shanghai
ranking.
Further information
for internationals can be found here: http://ias.au.dk/international-academic-staff-ias/
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