FW: Paleoecology PhD position in Amsterdam

[HARLE, Katherine]

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From: Bas van Geel [mailto:vangeel at science.uva.nl] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 2:53 AM
To: Paleoclimate List
Subject: Paleoecology PhD position in Amsterdam


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Dear colleagues,
With this message I would like to bring to your attention a PhD 
position in our researchgroup.
Best wishes,
Bas van Geel
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Project title: Reconstruction of the effects of changing climate and 
human activities during the last 400 years on species composition and 
carbon sequestration in bog ecosystems.

Short description: Effects of climate change on the biodiversity and 
carbon accumulation in bogs during the last ca 400 years will be 
studied by analysing peat cores (microfossils, macro-remains) from 
bogs along a N-S transect in NW-Europe. The strategy of 14C AMS 
wiggle matching will be applied for high-resolution dating. The 
contribution of different Sphagnum species and other peat-forming 
plants will be compared with historical records of temperature and 
precipitation, but also with fluctuations of solar activity as 
reflected in the delta 14C and sunspot records. Palynological data 
from the same peat cores will be used to analyse the changes in the 
intensity of human impact on the landscape around the bogs. Possible 
effects of the input of soil dust and nitrogen compounds will be 
compared with the recorded changes in species composition and carbon 
sequestration. Information (obtained in a related, synchronous PhD 
project at Wageningen University) about relevant morphological 
characteristics of Sphagnum species, competition between species 
under different climatological conditions, biomass production and 
decomposition will be used in the analysis and interpretation of the 
collected palaeo-records. The palaeo-data will be used for the 
validation of a peat growth simulation model (related Postdoctoral 
project at Wageningen University).

Research location: The position is available within the research 
group 'Palynology and Paleo/Actuo-ecology', Institute for 
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, The 
Netherlands. This post is being funded by the Netherlands 
Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) within the programme 
'Biodiversity in relation to Global Change'.

The applicant has a MSc in Biology, Quaternary Geology or Physical 
Geography, with experience in paleoecological research (preferably 
with knowledge of combined macrofossil and microfossil analysis). The 
candidate will benefit from the special educational program for PhD 
students of the Centre for Geo-ecological Research.
Further information (text project proposal with details of the 
project) is available on request. Send your questions to Bas van 
Geel: vangeel at science.uva.nl 
phone 00-31-20-5257664.
Start: Spring 2003. Duration of the project: 4 years.
The salary will be in accordance with the university regulations.
Applicants: Please submit a letter outlining your research interests, 
curriculum vitae, and the names of two referees (full address and 
e-mail address) before 17 March 2003 to Dr Bas van Geel, IBED-PPA, 
Kruislaan 318, 1098 SM Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Fax: +31 20 5257832, e-mail: vangeel at science.uva.nl
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Dr Bas van Geel
E-mail: vanGeel at science.uva.nl  Phone: +31 20 525 7664    Fax: +31 20 525 7832

Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED)
Research Group Palynology and Paleo/Actuo-ecology *
Faculty of Science, Universiteit van Amsterdam
Postal address: P.O. Box 94062, 1090 GB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
(Visiting address: Amsterdam, Kruislaan 318, building I, room B111)

*participating in Graduate School 'Centre for Geo-ecological Research' (ICG)
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