A MS position is available with Dr. Heather Alexander and the Forest and Fire Ecology Lab in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences at Auburn University. The student will conduct extensive field research investigating the influence of fire on upland oak and pine forest regeneration and consequences of forest compositional shifts on resource availability and forest flammability at a variety of sites across the southeast. The student will be appointed as a Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) but will assist with teaching undergraduate courses in Forest Fire Management (Spring 2021/2022) and Forest Ecology (Spring 2022).

Details on the full application process to the Auburn Graduate School can be found at http://graduate.auburn.edu/prospective-students/application-instructions/. Financial support is available for two years, starting in spring 2020, and includes a stipend ($18,000/year) and tuition waiver. Review of applications will begin immediately. Virtual interviews will begin October 5.