The Hall Lab (halllab.ecology.uga.edu) in the Odum School of Ecology and
Department of Infectious Diseases at the University of Georgia, is seeking
to recruit prospective Ph.D. students for Fall 2018. One student will use
primarily mathematical modeling approaches to develop theory relating to
lab interests (spatial ecology, population and community ecology, disease
ecology). One or more additional students are sought for the following
projects, to be co-advised by Professor Sonia Altizer (altizerlab.uga.edu).
Each of these projects will involve a combination of theoretical, field and
experimental approaches:
=C2=B7 Foraging behavior, human-wildlife interactions and patho=
gen
transmission dynamics, applied to an aquatic bird, the White Ibis, and its
environmentally transmitted enteric pathogens, in urban and non-urban
habitats the southern U.S.
=C2=B7 The consequences of shifting resource distribution (habi=
tat
loss vs resource subsidy) and parasitism for migratory populations, applied
to monarch butterflies in eastern North America
=C2=B7 The community ecology of host-parasite interactions, app=
lied
to monarch butterflies and their pathogens, parasitoids and resource
competitors.
Students will join the world-class Ecology graduate program at the Odum
School of Ecology (ose.uga.edu), and may also be eligible for admittance to
the NSF-funded Graduate Research Training program in Interdisciplinary
Disease Ecology Across Scales (ideas.ecology.uga.edu) or the Integrative
Conservation Program (icon.uga.edu) at UGA.
We seek motivated graduate students with demonstrated research experience,
strong academic records, critical thinking skills and clear interests in
theoretical ecology, species interactions, and/or the consequences of
anthropogenic change for wildlife ecology and conservation. Interested
applicants should send a cover letter indicating their research and
training interests, and a copy of their CV including GPA and GRE scores to
rjhall@uga.edu. Students with prior experience in mathematical modeling,
and students from underrepresented backgrounds, are especially encouraged
to apply.