JOBS & OPPORTUNITIES

• Ph. D. in Amphibian Ecology (January 23, 2012)
  We are looking for a highly motivated, independent and naturally inquisitive Ph. D. student with excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as creative problem solving capability and strong work ethic to work on questions related to amphibian population and community ecology in New Brunswick, Canada. The standard Ph.D. stipend offered through UNB-St. John will be offered from available project financial resources that are guaranteed for 3 years. In relation to provision of this funding, constraints on the successful candidates project must include:
  1. detailed work on bioacoustic monitoring including development and application of automated recognizers to detect amphibian community change in relation to multiple long-term monitoring sites under various disturbance regimes and
  2. experimental manipulations of some or all of 42 experimental ponds extant at the Long-term Experimental Wetlands Area in New Brunswick, Canada.
  Working within those constraints the student will be expected and encouraged to develop their own specific hypotheses for testing as a basis of their dissertation research. The only absolute requirements are that you be curious, creative, independent and self-motivated, that you have reasonably good quantitative skills, and that you have a driver's license.
  Preference will be given to students who already have
  1. an M. Sc. (but we would consider exceptional B. Sc. students who believe they are ready to step into a Ph. D. program),
  2. some experience with amphibian ecology,
  3. training in acoustic monitoring, and
  4. field experience.
  The successful candidate will be enrolled at UNB Saint John in Saint John, New Brunswick under the co-supervision of Dr. Jeff Houlahan(UNB-SJ) and Dr. Dean Thompson (Canadian Forest Service, Sault Ste. Marie and UNB-SJ adjunct). Ideally, we would prefer that you start by May 1, 2012 but delayed startup in the fall of 2012 will be considered for exceptional candidates.
  Applications for this position must include a Curriculum vitae, graduate and undergraduate academic transcripts, a cover letter and full contact information for a minimum of three academic/research references. Application materials should be sent to Jeff Houlahan at jeffhoul@unb.ca