[Pollinator] Postdoc position, nectar and pollen production, USDA-ARS

[David Inouye]

From: "Forcella, Frank" <Frank.Forcella at ARS.USDA.GOV>

My lab will have an open post-doc position starting this winter or 
spring (2014). The position will be devoted to the timing and 
abundance of pollen and nectar production of a wide variety of crops 
and native plants, as well as determination of how these variables 
influence populations of managed and wild pollinators.

If you know of any recent PhDs who are looking for a post-doctoral 
position, please have them contact me.

Our small and somewhat isolated laboratory is in the midst of farm 
country on the eastern edge of the Great Plains. It is not stunningly 
beautiful like the RMBL, but it does have its own charm, primarily 
because of its cordial group of employees. One of our aims is to 
diversify the regional landscape with alternative crops, most of 
which have bright and showy insect-pollinated flowers. We are 
starting to make some progress in this regard, and now we need to 
more fully document how these new crops provide ecosystem services, 
such as floral resources for pollinators.

The post-doc will have considerable leeway in terms of research and 
can interact closely with the bee research group at the University of 
Minnesota. Moreover, salaries for ARS-funded post-docs are 
considerably higher than those for comparable positions at 
universities. Thus, the position should be both interesting and 
lucrative for the right person.

Cheers,

Frank

Frank Forcella
Research Agronomist
USDA-ARS Soils Lab
803 Iowa Avenue
Morris, MN 56267
USA
Tel 320-589-3411 x127
Fax 320-589-3787
http://www.ars.usda.gov/pandp/people/people.htm?personid=1782