NSF IGERT Fellowships in the Ecology, Management and
Restoration of
Integrated Human-Natural Landscapes at UIC
Two-year NSF IGERT fellowships are available at the
University of Illinois
at Chicago in the LEAP ("Landscape, Ecological
and Anthropogenic Processes")
doctoral training program. Next year will be the fith
year of the LEAP
Program, a broadly interdisciplinary program with the
goal of training
future researchers and leaders in the ecology,
management and restoration of
integrated human/natural landscapes. Students earn a
Ph.D. in a
participating department after completing a rigorous
two-year
interdisciplinary training program that includes a
substantial outreach
component. The LEAP training program focuses on the
health and vitality of
ecosystems in which nature and people interact closely,
and concentrates
heavily on research, restoration and management programs
in the greater
metropolitan Chicago area. The LEAP Program involves
faculty and doctoral
students from the Colleges of Arts and Sciences,
Engineering, and Urban
Planning and Public Affairs at UIC. A major innovation
of the UIC IGERT is
the active participation of numerous cooperating
partners in the Chicago
region (Chicago Wilderness,
Chicago Botanic Garden,
Morton
Arboretum, Field
Museum, US
Forest Service,
US Army
Corps of Engineers and the
Illinois
Natural History Survey). For more information
about the program and how to
apply, please visit our website at
.
The UIC LEAP Program strongly encourages applications
from women and
minorities.
--
David H. Wise
Associate Director,
UIC Institute for
Environmental Science
and Policy
&
Professor of Ecology and Evolution,
Department of Biological Sciences
Email:
312-996-7055 (IESP Office, 528 SPHW)
312-413-9191 (Biology Office, 3354 SES)
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Mailing Address:
University of Illinois at Chicago
Dept. of Biological Sciences (MC 066)
845 W. Taylor St.
Chicago, IL 60607-7060