<div dir="auto"></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Romina Rader</strong> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rominarader@gmail.com">rominarader@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Fr., 8. Feb. 2019, 21:19<br>Subject: PhD scholarship on plant-pollinator interactions in Australia<br>To: <<a href="mailto:ICPBR@listserv.uoguelph.ca">ICPBR@listserv.uoguelph.ca</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></font><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_7177513141014051360gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><p><b><span></span></b></p>
<div>PhD scholarship available: pollination networks in Australia</div>
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<span lang="en-US">The Rader lab (<a href="http://raderlab.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">raderlab.com</a>), in collaboration with
the Mayfield lab (<a href="http://mayfieldplantecologylab.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">mayfieldplantecologylab.org</a>), is offering a unique and
exciting opportunity for a motivated, independent and adventurous PhD
candidate to study pollination networks in Australian plant communities including the alpine zone of the snowy mountains, the floristically diverse york gum woodlands
of Western Australia and various coastal forest and agroecosystems in New South Wales. </span><span lang="en-US">We will use these systems to ask different questions (depending on candidate interests). This system provides a unique opportunity to investigate
novel questions about pollinator efficiency, pollen flow in different environments, top down effects on plant reproduction, non-bee pollinator biology (especially flies) and how the resources in different land uses impact pollinator and plant networks. </span><span lang="en-US"></span></p>
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<span lang="en-US">The successful PhD candidate will be required to:
identify sites for sampling plant-pollinator networks, collect insects
for identification, collect stigmas for pollen identification, mark
flowers and collect seed, conduct land-use analyses
and analyse complex network data. This 3-year PhD project will be based
at UNE, in Armidale, NSW Australia with regular travel to New South Wales, Queensland and Western
Australia, for up to 3-6 months per year, to conduct fieldwork. The first
field season will begin in August 2019 and will
run for several months. The successful applicant will need to be
comfortable living in close quarters with other students and
researchers, for up to several months at a time.</span><span lang="en-US"></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:5.6pt"><b><span lang="en-US">The successful candidate will have:</span><span lang="en-US"></span></b></p>
<ul><li><span lang="en-US">Ecological fieldwork experience, preferably plants and insects.</span></li><li><span lang="en-US">Strong
analytical and programming skills, including experience or interest in
network analyses. Experience with R language or similar is<span style="letter-spacing:0.2pt"> </span>essential.</span></li><li><span lang="en-US">Excellent
writing skills and experience preparing scientific manuscripts for
publication (at least one peer-reviewed publication is<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt"> </span>preferred).</span></li><li><span lang="en-US">Experience working in remote locations and challenging<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>environments.</span></li><li><span lang="en-US">Good<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>plant<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>insect<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>identification<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">
</span>skills,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>ability<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>quickly<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>learn<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">
</span>new<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>plant<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>insect<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>IDs.</span></li><li><span lang="en-US">Experience using ArcGIS or similar, or willingness to<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt"> </span>learn.</span></li><li><span lang="en-US">Experience with pollination biology methods is desirable, but not<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>essential.</span></li></ul>
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<b><span lang="en-US">About the lab: </span></b><span lang="en-US">the
Rader lab is based at the University of New England in Armidale, NSW
Australia. We are a multi-disciplinary group, studying a range of topics
including pollination networks, global change
impacts on pollinator communities, crop pollination and ecosystem
services.</span><span lang="en-US"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0.1pt 37.7pt 0px 5.6pt;line-height:31pt"><b><span lang="en-US">Supervisors: </span></b><span lang="en-US">Dr
Romina Rader, Dr Jamie Stavert, Prof. Margaret Mayfield and Dr Manu
Saunders All applicants are required to send a CV and cover letter<b>
</b>to Romina Rader: <a href="mailto:rrader@une.edu.au" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" id="m_7177513141014051360gmail-LPlnk108281" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">rrader@une.edu.au </span></a>by <b>15 February 2019. <span lang="en-US">Contact
Romina Rader: <a href="mailto:rrader@une.edu.au" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" id="m_7177513141014051360gmail-LPlnk976653" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">rrader@une.edu.au </span></a>or Jamie Stavert: <a href="mailto:jamie.stavert@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer noreferrer" id="m_7177513141014051360gmail-LPlnk871413" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">jamie.stavert@gmail.com
</span></a>for further information.</span><br>
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