[IUFRO RG 7.03 FORENT] Graduate Assistantships in Forest Entomology and Ecology

Several M.S. and Ph.D. assistantships in forest entomology and ecology are available at the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia, Athens. Some (but not all) of the current projects in the Forest Entomology laboratory are as follows: 1) assessing interactions between prescribed fire, insects, and fungi in pine stands; 2) development of host risk maps for European woodwasp in southern pines; 3) survey and delineation of exotic bark and woodboring beetles; and 4) landscape-level distribution patterns and effects of land-area treatments on litter-dwelling arthropods. The Forest Entomology laboratory works on a broad range of forest health issues, insect species, and ecosystem-types. We are inviting applications from highly self-motivated students who are genuinely interested in working at the forefront of forest health issues. Training in forest entomology will be provided. Prior experience in forestry, entomology, and ecology will be an asset. Interested students should contact Dr. Kamal JK Gandhi either at kgandhi(a)warnell.uga.edu or 706-542-4614. The Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources (http://www.warnell.uga.edu/) is the oldest forestry school in the south, has > 55 faculty working in diverse fields, and provides exemplary training of students in the fields of forestry, ecology, and conservation biology. The School is housed in a four-building complex on campus, and has > 23,000 acres in the state for research, teaching, and service activities. The University of Georgia (http://www.uga.edu/) is a “land-grant and sea-grant university, and is also the state's oldest, most comprehensive and most diversified institution of higher education”. Its motto is: "to teach, to serve and to inquire into the nature of things”. Dr. Kamal J.K. Gandhi Assistant Professor of Forest Entomology; Forest Health and Protection Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 Office: 706-542-4614; Cell: 706-247-4025; Fax: 706-542-8356 Email: kgandhi(a)warnell.uga.edu Website: http://www.warnell.uga.edu/warnell_bios/app/Public/ViewBio/63