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--></style><p class=""><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Postdoctoral
opportunity studying bumblebee learning and pollen foraging behavior with Anne
Leonard (University of Nevada, Reno), Daniel Papaj (University of Arizona) and Stephen
Buchmann (University of Arizona).</span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span><p class=""><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">PROJECT
DESCRIPTION: We anticipate hiring a postdoctoral researcher for a NSF-funded project
focusing on the ecology and evolution of nutritionally complex floral rewards.
Bumblebees will be used to test hypotheses relating to the cognitive ecology of
nectar vs. pollen-based reward systems. The research will involve use of both
pollen-rewarding plant species and floral surrogates to determine how bees
learn associations involving different kinds of rewards, and how reward
diversity itself affects plant fitness.</span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span><p class=""><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">QUALIFICATIONS:
Ph.D. in animal behavior or allied field. Training in the area of animal
learning or pollination biology is preferred, but not required. Ability to
think independently and well-developed skills in oral and written communication
are essential. </span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span><p class=""><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">START DATE: As
early as July 15, but negotiable. Starting salary commensurate with experience
and includes medical insurance/benefits. The initial appointment will be for
one year, with extension to a second year anticipated, contingent
upon satisfactory progress. </span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span><p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">ACADEMIC
SETTING: The Biology Department at UNR (<a href="http://www.unr.edu/biology/about-us">http://www.unr.edu/biology/about-us</a>) has particular strengths in
plant-insect interactions and the neural mechanisms of learning and memory. The
interdisciplinary program in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology (<a href="http://environment.unr.edu/eecb/">http://environment.unr.edu/eecb/</a>) sponsors a colloquium series and
discussion groups on plant-animal interactions. Although based at UNR, the
postdoc would interact with collaborators at the University of Arizona (Drs. Papaj,
Buchmann, and Gronenberg).</span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span><p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">DAILY LIFE:
Reno is situated in the high desert on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada
mountain range, 30 minutes from scenic Lake Tahoe and 3.5 hours from the San Francisco
Bay Area. It offers a high quality of life, a low cost of living, and close
proximity to a wide variety of potential field sites.</span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span><p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">For additional
information, please email Anne Leonard (<a href="mailto:anneleonard@unr.edu">anneleonard@unr.edu</a>).<span style>
</span></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span>
</p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span><p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Interested
candidates should email <a href="mailto:anneleonard@unr.edu">anneleonard@unr.edu</a> with PDFs: (1) Cover letter indicating
relevant experiences and interests (2) CV (3) Names and contact information for
three references. Please also attach up to three reprints or preprints as PDFs.
Review of applications will begin on June 19<sup>th</sup>.</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span>
</p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span><p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">For more
information on labs and research programs, please visit the following links:</span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span><p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style> </span>Anne Leonard <a href="http://www.anneleonard.com">http://www.anneleonard.com</a></span></p>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span><p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style> </span>Daniel Papaj <a href="http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/faculty/papaj/">http://www.eebweb.arizona.edu/faculty/papaj/</a></span></p>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span><p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style> </span>Stephen Buchmann <a href="http://ag.arizona.edu/ento/faculty/buchmann.htm">http://ag.arizona.edu/ento/faculty/buchmann.htm</a></span></p>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span><p class="" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style> </span>Wulfila Gronenberg <a href="http://web.neurobio.arizona.edu/gronenberg/">http://web.neurobio.arizona.edu/gronenberg/</a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></p>
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Assistant Professor</font><br><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Department of Biology<br>University
of Nevada, Reno<br>
1664 N. Virginia St.<br>Reno, NV 89557-0314<br>(775) 784-1932<br></font><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/anneleonard79/" target="_blank">Website</a><br><br><br><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/anneleonard79/" target="_blank"></a>
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