HAWKESBURY INSTITUTE RESEARCH FELLOW IN GLOBAL CHANGE ECOLOGY

Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment
Academic and Research Division 

The Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment is dedicated to answering crucial questions about impacts of environmental change on terrestrial ecosystems.  The Institute offers comprehensive field and laboratory based facilities and is based on the Hawkesbury campus of the University of Western Sydney at the foot of Blue Mountains, a World Heritage Site consisting of numerous national parks and conservation reserves, and close to the city of Sydney.

The Institute is seeking to appoint a high quality, energetic researcher to the position of Hawkesbury Institute Research Fellow (Level A).  This is an exciting opportunity to undertake research in areas targeted towards the interests of Associate Professor Sally Powerhttp://www.uws.edu.au/hie/sallypower.

The appointee should have an interest in investigating mechanisms driving the responses of plant communities to climate change and associated effects on ecological processes and ecosystem–level interactions. Recently established large scale field experiments manipulating atmospheric CO₂concentrations (EucFACE) and rainfall, together with state-of-the-art controlled environment facilities, provide outstanding opportunities for research into species-, community- and ecosystem-level consequences of predicted changes in climate and CO₂ concentrations. An interest in evaluating relationships between plant traits and the functional implications of climate change for Australian ecosystems would also be encouraged.

Web: www.uws.edu.au/hawkesburyinstitute

Remuneration Package: $77,140 p.a. to $81,840 p.a. plus 17% Superannuation and Leave Loading

Position Enquiries: Associate Professor Sally Power, on (02) 4570 1359 on s.power@uws.edu.au

How to Apply: Go to the web site http://uws.nga.net.au/cp/ and scroll to the job reference 115/13. Click on the reference number and follow the instructions at the bottom of the page on ‘How To Apply’.

Applications Close:  21 March 2013