FW: Fire history post-doc position

[Katherine HARLE]

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From: Cathy Whitlock [mailto:whitlock at OREGON.UOREGON.EDU] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 6:09 AM
To: QUATERNARY at morgan.ucs.mun.ca
Subject: Fire history post-doc position


Postdoctoral Research Associate Position, Geography Department, University of Oregon: Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research position to participate in an NSF-funded investigation of  climate-fire-vegetation linkages in the mid-latitude
forests of western North and South America. The successful candidate will help develop a fire-history network in western North America and Patagonia, comparable to existing vegetation-history networks but of higher temporal resolution; analyze new records
in data-poor regions that will facilitate regional, continental, and inter-hemispheric comparisons; and train visiting researchers in charcoal analytical procedures. Ph.D. in Quaternary paleoecology and/or paleoclimatology required at time of appointment.
The position will become available 6/16/02. The ideal candidate must have demonstrated research experience with high-resolution charcoal analysis, quantitative methods, and database applications. Spanish proficiency is desirab!
le. The two-year position begins in mid-June. Applications should include a curriculum vita, statement of research interests and names and addresses of three referees. All materials must be received by April 26, 2002. Electronic submissions are encouraged
(whitlock at oregon.uoregon.edu) or they can be mailed to Professor Cathy Whitlock, Department of Geography, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403-1251. EO/AA/ADA institution committed to cultural diversity.


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Cathy Whitlock
Professor and Department Head
Department of Geography
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403  U.S.A.
office: 541-346-4566
fax: 541-346-2067