This is a one-half time position in the University of Nebraska-
Lincoln Department of Agronomy leading to a Ph.D. (3-year
program) degree. Funding comes from a CSRS National Research
Initiative grant and is limited to three years.
Subject Area: The graduate student will conduct research on
comparisons of flexible versus fixed crop rotations, using
historical data as well as current experiments in the field.
Three areas in the project include (1) measurement and
statistical evaluation of previous crop effects, (2) evaluation
of economics and risk of alternative cropping sequences, and (3)
information and technology transfer on alternative crop rotation
strategies. The student will work closely with several ongoing
experiments at the Agricultural Research and Development Center,
Mead, and with data from other locations in Nebraska and the
North Central Region. There will also be acquisition and
analysis of data from long-term crop sequences on farmer fields,
and consultation with Nebraska producers about the strategies
they use in designing rotations. The student will be part of a
research team that includes a graduate student in Agricultural
Economics, and will focus on items (1) and (3) above. The
student will be expected to participate in other research
projects in crop production and interact with other graduate
students and faculty.
Qualifications: M.S. in agronomy, range science, horticulture,
or related biological science.
Stipend: $11,064/year for Ph.D. student. All assistantships
include tuition waiver for up to 10 credit hours per semester
during the academic year. There is a program and facilities fee
each semester based on number of credit hours for which the
student is enrolled.
Date GRA Available: As soon as a suitable candidate is
identified; courses start January 1995.
Application: Please send letter of interest and request for
graduate application to:
Dr. Charles Francis, 219 Keim Hall
Department of Agronomy
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE 68583-0910
Phone 402-472-1581, FAX 402-472-7904
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