DEADLINE EXTENDED: GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION AT STONY BROOK

DEADLINE EXTENSION: Due to uncertainties regarding the tax legislation currently before congress, the Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University has decided to consider applications for the PhD program submitted before January 15.
Review of applications has already begun and there are limited spots available, so it is advisable to submit as soon as possible. Please see additional program information below.

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GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

The Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University is recruiting doctoral and master’s level graduate students for Fall 2018. The program trains students in Ecology, Evolution and Biometry.
The deadlines for applications are Dec. 1, 2017 for the PhD program and April 15, 2018 for the MA program (see below).

The following faculty are considering graduate students.  It is highly recommended that you contact possible advisors before submitting your application.

DEPARTMENTAL FACULTY

Resit Akcakaya – Population and Conservation Ecology http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/akcakayalab/

Stephen B. Baines – Ecosystem Ecology and Biogeochemistry http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/baineslab/

Liliana M. Dávalos – Vertebrate, Phylogenetics, Biogeography and Conservationhttp://lmdavalos.net/lab/The_Lab.html

Jessica Gurevitch – Plant Population and Invasion Ecology http://gurevitchlab.weebly.com/

Brenna Henn – Human Evolutionary Genomics https://ecoevo.stonybrook.edu/hennlab/

Jesse D. Hollister – Plant Evolutionary Genomics and Epigenetics https://genomeevolution.wordpress.com/

Heather Lynch – Quantitative Ecology and Conservation Biology https://lynchlab.com/

Dianna K. Padilla – Invertebrate Aquatic Ecology and Conservation Biologyhttp://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/padillalab/

Joshua Rest – Evolutionary Genomics
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/restlab/Home.html

Robert Thacker- Systematics, Phylogenetics, and Ecologyhttp://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/ecoevo/people/faculty_pages/thacker.html

John True – Evolutionary Developmental Biology http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/truelab/True_Lab.html

Kishna M. Veeramah – Primate Comparative Genomics http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/veeramahlab/

PROGRAM FACULTY IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS

Nolwenn Dheilly – Evolution of Host-Parasite Interactions http://you.stonybrook.edu/dheilly/

Andreas Koenig
http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/anthropology/faculty/akoenig.html

David Matus – Evolution of Cell Invasionhttp://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/biochem/research/faculty/matus.html#

Janet Nye – Quantitative Fisheries Ecology https://you.stonybrook.edu/jnye/

Alistair Rogers – Plant Physiology and Climate Change www.bnl.gov/TEST

Shawn Serbin – Plant Physiology and Remote Sensing www.bnl.gov/TEST

Jeroen B. Smaers – Brain Evolution, Phylogenetic Comparative Methodology, Macroevolutionary Morphologyhttps://smaerslab.com/

Leslie Thorne – Ecology and Behavior of Marine Birds and Mammals http://you.stonybrook.edu/thornelab/

Nils Volkenborn – Benthic Ecology and Sediment Biogeochemistry https://you.stonybrook.edu/voll/

Patricia Wright – Tropical Conservation and Primatology http://www.patwrightlab.net/pat-wright.html

For more information regarding the Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution, please seehttp://www.stonybrook.edu/ecoevo/index.html for general information.  For specific information on the PhD and MA programs, please see http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/ecoevo/program/index.html andhttp://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/ecoevo/program/maprogram.html

The deadline for receipt of all application materials for the PhD program is Dec. 1, 2017 although earlier submission is encouraged to ensure full consideration for available fellowships. After that date, applications may be considered on a rolling basis until Jan.
15th, with consideration for admission and fellowships dependent on prior admission decisions.  The deadline for receipt of all application materials for the master’s program is April 15, 2018. The Graduate School’s Center for Inclusive Education is offering application fee waivers if a student has met with SBU representatives at a recruitment event and provided SBU with their contact information. For assistance, with this waiver or other aspects of the application process, please e-mail our Graduate Program Coordinator, Melissa Cohen melissa.j.cohen@stonybrook.edu.