The CRUSTOMICS lab at Florida International University in the Department of
Biology and Marine Sciences Program is looking for highly motivated
graduate students with an interest in evolutionary biology and marine
invertebrates.
Research Interests
The Bracken-Grissom Lab is fundamentally interested in the evolution of
marine invertebrates. Many projects investigate the Decapod Tree of Life
and use a phylogenetic framework to study various aspects of their
diversification, ecology, biogeography, and conservation. More recent
projects integrate taxonomic and genomic methods to study evolutionary
processes and complex traits in extreme environments including the deep
sea, aquatic caves, and habitats exposed to anthropogenic disasters.
Current awarded grants target the evolution of bioluminescence in the deep
sea, molecular convergence of cave-adapted phenotypes and ecosystem health
following the Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. More information
on our research can be found here: *http://secure-web.cisco.com/1TeXaBegPVY2OLPJer7t1av97wMQHREl4YcNrpfU0mtd1dVWCzyphYJ9jIvL4fdjpsUm_yO_dqKbqsh7giPxqjLfbfkUjNEhiAK3moa6zch3oOwXs0ILM82mp-EYgJB5ZRvQXPDe-SLuw_cilvvnWkRPl8tuRv969vWfWOs6XaFTOVnLdf5o1ue8DeUch7JX4ihdkOFiDxuJw_6zhomKJyWxBAw4YuAydy2Z_4Qx-LtjaIhAw8siiUUFduAFT_e1lc46Sj2kXxhs-LIYh0PWse6fFL1Ogw6fAGRQ2SFYLkLttNYwtgvQo1gvSnYbfUr-VAOZCU4AQf_7ZNYc51uW-Kzfj0I28yZQKQwmv0CryMwhyFCklKpyGCd13OEfzbdSzRx7i25HMph7U0NUfCjRC2Pv_EZ1c2IpxYWaqnzUijJsls-3pRIXXR2MSz5ddZqIM9y0mL7-ZUTlOCoeDwIYMbw/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brackengrissomlab.com
Qualifications
Applicants should have a background in evolutionary biology and molecular
methods. Experience with invertebrate zoology, phylogenetics, systematics,
next generation sequencing methods and/or bioinformatics is a plus.
Students would ideally have a B.S. degree in Biology or related discipline.
Student must be proficient in English (both spoken and written). Our work
requires good organizational and computational skills and the ability to
work collaboratively as part of a team. Occasional physically demanding
fieldwork may also be required to support research.
Requirements
The Bracken-Grissom lab is looking for 1 graduate student to start in the
Fall of 2018. PhD candidates are preferred but students interested in
pursuing an MS degree are welcome to apply. If you are interested in
applying for a graduate position in my lab, please send a letter of
interest to hbracken@fiu.edu describing your research interests, career
goals and rationale for pursuing a graduate degree along with a CV.
Graduate students admitted to the program receive guaranteed funding from
the Department for up to 4 years. Additional information on my lab?s
research, the biology department, and marine sciences program can be found
here: http://secure-web.cisco.com/1TeXaBegPVY2OLPJer7t1av97wMQHREl4YcNrpfU0mtd1dVWCzyphYJ9jIvL4fdjpsUm_yO_dqKbqsh7giPxqjLfbfkUjNEhiAK3moa6zch3oOwXs0ILM82mp-EYgJB5ZRvQXPDe-SLuw_cilvvnWkRPl8tuRv969vWfWOs6XaFTOVnLdf5o1ue8DeUch7JX4ihdkOFiDxuJw_6zhomKJyWxBAw4YuAydy2Z_4Qx-LtjaIhAw8siiUUFduAFT_e1lc46Sj2kXxhs-LIYh0PWse6fFL1Ogw6fAGRQ2SFYLkLttNYwtgvQo1gvSnYbfUr-VAOZCU4AQf_7ZNYc51uW-Kzfj0I28yZQKQwmv0CryMwhyFCklKpyGCd13OEfzbdSzRx7i25HMph7U0NUfCjRC2Pv_EZ1c2IpxYWaqnzUijJsls-3pRIXXR2MSz5ddZqIM9y0mL7-ZUTlOCoeDwIYMbw/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brackengrissomlab.com and http://biology.fiu.edu/ and
www.fiu.edu/~marine. More information on the application process and
Graduate School at FIU can be found here http://gradschool.fiu.edu/.
Application deadline Jan 5th 2018.
Contact Information
Heather Bracken-Grissom, PhD
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Biological Sciences
Florida International University-Biscayne Bay Campus
3000 NE 151 Street, MSB-353
North Miami, Florida 33181, USA
305 919-4190 (Phone)
email: hbracken@fiu.edu
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Heather Bracken-Grissom, PhD
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Biological Sciences
Florida International University-Biscayne Bay Campus
3000 NE 151 Street, MSB-353
North Miami, Florida 33181, USA
305 919-4190 (Phone) 305 919-4030 (Fax)
*CRUSTOMICS: Crustacean Genomics and Systematics Lab*
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heather.brackengrissom@fiu.edu <Valerie.Hall@fiu.edu> www.fiu.edu/~marine
Heather Bracken-Grissom <heather.bracken@gmail.com>