MS/PhD Positions – Ecosystem Restoration | Ohio State

The School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) at The Ohio State
University currently offers MS and PhD programs with a specialization in
Ecological Restoration. Our faculty have expertise in terrestrial
vegetation
ecology, soil remediation and rehabilitation, forestry, wildland fire
management, wetland science and the environmental social sciences. Fully
funded positions are advertised when available but SENR applicants are also
able to apply for Graduate Teaching Associate positions and Fellowships.
Such awards provide a stipend and cover tuition and fee costs
(http://senr.osu.edu/funding_assistant_fellow). A number of faculty are
currently interested in receiving applications from potential graduate
students with qualifications that match the requirements of the GTA and
Fellowship programs (see below).

The following faculty welcome inquiries from students interested in
Ecosystem Restoration: Nick Basta, Matt Davies, Warren Dick, Charles
Goebel,
Brian Slater

We particularly welcome inquiries from students wanting to study the
following topics:
1. Holistic rehabilitation and restoration of contaminated, brownfield and
urban sites (Basta)
2. The ecological structure, function and restoration of agricultural field
margins (Davies)
3. Restoration of Ohio¹s threatened bog ecosystems (Davies)
4. The use of fire as a management and restoration tool (Davies, Goebel)
5. Function and restoration of wooded riparian areas in agricultural
landscapes (Goebel)
6. Flow permanence and ecology of headwater streams and riparian areas in
forested landscapes (Goebel)
7. Soil resilience in agricultural systems (Slater)

Those interested in applying should meet the following minimum criteria
(successful applicants are likely to have considerably higher metrics and
existing research or professional experience):
– GPA – minimum 3.6 on a 4.0 scale
– GRE – 75% or higher on the Verbal and Quantitative and a score of 4 or
greater on the Analytical

Potential applicants should consult the School¹s directory and contact the
faculty member relevant to their interests:
http://senr.osu.edu/our-people/faculty. When inquiring please include a
brief (1-2 page) C.V. and state your GPA and GRE (if available) scores.

The deadline for consideration for fellowships and SENR Graduate Teaching
Associate positions is January 7th 2016 (earlier preferred)