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From: Jianguo Liu <jliu@PANDA.MSU.EDU>
Reply-To: Jianguo Liu <jliu@PANDA.MSU.EDU>
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 19:18:49 -0500
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Subject: Postdoc Position
Integrating Ecology and Economics for Forested Landscapes
A postdoctoral associate is sought to join an interdisciplinary team that
integrates ecology and economics for forested landscapes. The current team
members include Jianguo (Jack) Liu (systems modeler), Frank Lupi (resource
economist), Mike Walters (forest ecologist), three Ph.D. students, a
postdoctoral fellow (wildlife ecologist), and a number of collaborators
from several resource management agencies.
This integrated project takes a systems approach to examine ecological and
economic effects of forest management on both public and private lands in
a large region (approximately 1 million ha) of Michigan's Upper
Peninsula. The region is currently managed for timber harvest, deer
hunting, bird watching, and tourism. The project objectives are
to: (1) quantify the effects of forest harvesting practices and deer
populations on vegetation structure and composition; (2) evaluate the
effects of vegetation composition and structure, in a landscape context,
on deer and forest bird populations; (3) assess economic values of wood
products, deer hunting, aesthetics, forest bird diversity and plant
diversity; and (4) predict the ecological and economic effects of new
management scenarios across the landscapes. The completion of this project
will provide critical multi-scale information on ecological and economic
responses across managed landscapes, economic trade-offs among various
forest products and ecosystem services, and ways to optimize the choice
and spatial arrangement of management options on the landscapes to improve
and sustain natural resources.
We are looking for a highly self-motivated individual to help coordinate
this project and develop modeling and simulation tools for integrating
various components of this project. Applicants should have solid
backgrounds in landscape/forest/wildlife ecology, resource economics,
environmental economics, and/or natural resource management. Strong
quantitative skills (e.g., computer modeling, mathematics, geographic
information systems, and/or statistics) and programming experiences (e.g.,
C, C++, or Java) are required. Salaries and benefits are competitive. The
starting date is negotiable.
Reviews of applications will continue until the position is
filled. Interested individuals should provide the following materials as
soon as possible: (1) cover letter indicating general and specific
research interests/experiences, (2) statement of professional goals (e.g.,
plans after finishing the postdoctoral training), (3) resume,
(4) transcripts, (5) list of three references (names, email addresses,
phone numbers, and postal addresses), and (6) GRE scores. (Photocopies of
transcripts and GRE scores are okay initially.)
Some additional information related to this project can be found from the
following sources:
Liu, J. and W.W. Taylor (eds.) 2002. Integrating Landscape Ecology into
Natural Resource Management. Cambridge University Press. www.cambridge.org
Liu, J. (guest editor), 2001. Ecological Modelling 140:1-192 (special
issue on "Integration of Ecology with Human Demography, Behavior, and
Socioeconomics")
http://www.fw.msu.edu/faculty/liu
http://www.msu.edu/user/lupi/
http://www.for.msu.edu/
Please email, mail, or fax all application materials to:
Dr. Jianguo (Jack) Liu
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
13 Natural Resources Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
517-355-1810 (phone)
517-432-1699 (fax)
jliu@panda.msu.edu (email)
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