Professor Michel Loreau is seeking a postdoc to work on theoretical aspects of the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in food webs. The successful candidate is expected to develop theoretical models within a project on the relationships between biodiversity, food web structure and ecosystem functioning, with a focus on tropical savanna and freshwater lake ecosystems. The project involves international collaborations with experimental ecologists

The position requires some experience or training in theoretical or mathematical ecology. It is available for two years to researchers who obtained their Ph.D. during the last five years. Salaries and benefits are competitive, between $35,000CAD and $40,000CAD depending on experience, with provincial tax exemption for non-residents. The postdoc will be based at McGill University, where ecology has expanded considerably in recent years, with a special strength in theoretical and experimental ecology.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Application
To apply, e-mail a letter of application, a CV, a statement of research interests and arrange to have e-mailed two letters of recommendation to:

Professor Michel Loreau
Canada Research Chair in Theoretical Ecology
Department of Biology
McGill University
1205, avenue Docteur Penfield
Montreal, Quebec H3A 1B1, Canada

Phone: +1 514 398 3778
Fax: +1 514 398 5069

E-mail: annemarie.lheureux@mcgill.ca
http://www.biology.mcgill.ca/faculty/loreau/