PhD student in Soil, Plant and Ecosystem Ecology
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet / Biologjobb / Umeå
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1 PhD student in the research education subject: Soil, Plant and Ecosystem Ecology
The influence of wildfire-derived charcoal on ecosystem carbon storage and fluxes
THE INFLUENCE OF WILDFIRE-DERIVED CHARCOAL ON ECOSYSTEM CARBON STORAGE (Supervisors: Prof. David Wardle, Prof. Marie-Charlotte Nilsson and Dr. Michael Gundale). Charcoal produced during wildfire can persist in the soil for thousands of years. As such there is much recent interest in the contribution of charcoal (‘biochar’) to long term carbon storage in soil, and its potential to offset human-induced increases in atmospheric CO2 levels. However, our most recent data suggests that charcoal can cause large losses of soil carbon, bringing into question its supposed benefits. This PhD research project will consist of both laboratory and field-based experiments to determine whether and how charcoal addition to boreal forest ecosystems affects ecosystem carbon loss (through breakdown of soil carbon) and carbon gain (through plant productivity), and will therefore provide new information about how charcoal affects biological processes that influence ecosystem carbon balance. This project would be ideal for students with an interest in working at the interface of forest ecology, ecosystem science and climate change. A detailed project description is available on request from David Wardle (
david.wardle@svek.slu.se ).
Qualifications
Requirements include a M.Sc. (or comparable degree) in Ecology or a related discipline, with an emphasis on plants and/or soils. Having a degree (minimum 180 ECTS) with similar emphasis is also acceptable. Applications from both Sweden and elsewhere in the world are welcome.
Forms 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.
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Further information:
david.wardle@svek.slu.seAcademic union representatives
SACO Lars Lundqvist +46 (0)90 786 84 07
SEKO Inga-Lis Johansson +46 (0)90 786 82 10
ST Barbro Gunnarsson +46 (0)90 786 82 48
PhD-student commissioner
Monika Appel, 018-67 15 60,
doktorandombudsmannen@sluss.nuApplications, marked with ref no 13/10, must have arrived at the Registrar of SLU, P.O. Box 7070, S- 750 07 Uppsala or
registrator@slu.se no later than 2010-03-31.
Publiceringsdatum2010-02-01Arbetstider och omfattningVisstidsanställning 6 månader eller längre
Heltid
Full-time. For a period of 4 years
ErsättningFast lön
Så ansöker duAnge följande referens när du ansöker: 13/10
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Box 7070
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