PhD student in Ecology
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet / Biologjobb / Umeå
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1 PhD student in the research education subject: Ecology
PhD position in forest restoration for biodiversity
Habitat and species loss in forest ecosystems has become a major issue in conservation biology. Swedish forestry is one of the most intensive and technically developed in the world, which has resulted in declining populations of many forest organisms. To maintain biodiversity it is no longer possible to rely on passive conservation measures. An increase of the protected forest area in combination with ecological restoration measures are needed to fulfil environmental goals for forest biodiversity. The aim of this project is to evaluate biodiversity effects and cost efficiency of two different restorations methods developed for low-quality forest set-asides: 1) Prescribed burning and 2) selective cutting combined with dead wood creation to emulate gap-dynamics. We will evaluate how these two restoration methods, compared with stands left for free development, influence a variety of organism groups (e.g. insects, fungi, lichens, bryophytes, vascular plants and mammals), with the successful applicant for this position focusing on insects. The project is conducted in close collaboration with several researchers at SLU and Umeå University and with the Swedish forestry company Holmen. The study is part of the research programme Future Forests (www.futureforests.se) and is further described at
www.slu.se/viltfiskmiljo/biocore. The four-year PhD position includes, planning and performing fieldwork in the experimental forests, data analyses, writing scientific manuscripts, participation in courses, and presentations at seminars and conferences. The PhD-student may also get the opportunity to do some undergraduate teaching
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www.slu.se/ny-doktorandForms for funding or employment
Employment as PhD student 4 years
SLU is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
A person has basic eligibility for third level education if he or she has taken a second level qualification or has completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, including at least 60 higher education credits at second level.
Those who met the requirements for general eligibility before July 1st, 2007, i.e. had completed a programme of higher education for at least 180 Higher education credits or the equivalent, will continue to do so until the end of 2015."
Selection among applicants meeting the requirements is made with reference to written application including curriculum vitae, copies of degrees and transcripts of academic records, one copy of the dissertation for masters or undergraduate degree, a list of at least two references familiar with the applicant's qualifications, certified knowledge of the English language and an interview.
Use this APPLICATION FORM
http://epi-resurs.slu.se/Forskarutbildningsplatser/ansokningsblankett2_eng.docRead about the PhD education at SLU at
http://www.slu.se/en/education/postgraduate-studies/Applications, marked with ref no 619/2012, must have arrived at the Registrar of SLU, P.O. Box 7070, S- 750 07 Uppsala or
registrator@slu.se no later than 2012-03-29.
Publiceringsdatum2012-03-19Arbetstider och omfattningVisstidsanställning 6 månader eller längre
Heltid
Employment as PhD student 4 years
ErsättningFast lön
Så ansöker duAnge följande referens när du ansöker: SLU ua 619/2012
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Registrator@slu.seFöretagSveriges lantbruksuniversitet
AdressSveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Box 7070
75007 UPPSALA
KontaktuppgifterTelefonnummer: 018-671000
Jobbnummer 1191053
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