Graduate positions: Host-parasite coevolutionary ecology
> Clayton-Bush Lab, School of Biological Sciences, Univ. of Utah
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> We are seeking two highly motivated Ph.D. students interested in the
> evolutionary ecology of bird-parasite systems.  Projects in our lab
> focus on host-parasite coadaptation and diversification.  Most work
> involves birds, their external parasites, and the symbiotic bacteria in
> those parasites.  We integrate systematics, ecology, population genetics,
> experimental evolution, genomics, functional morphology, animal behavior,
> and conservation biology.  Our projects use captive birds in the lab,
> as well as fieldwork at home and abroad, most recently in the Galapagos
> and southern Bahamas.  For more details concerning these projects see
> our lab website: https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdarwin.biology.utah.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cmiranda.l.davis%40uconn.edu%7Cae2e5f9bc3094324887208d752382815%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C1%7C637068273452769708&sdata=fNxMcJPsiojwnTcuHors0f9i6T4KLxfZDkL9RDWPbxo%3D&reserved=0
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> Positions will likely be available starting August 2020. Students in
> our lab are supported through a combination of fellowships, research
> assistantships, and teaching assistantships. Support is offered for five
> years, contingent upon reasonable performance.
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> Former PhD. students from our lab have strong track records.
> They have obtained positions at academic institutions
> ranging from R1 universities to small colleges and industry:
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> For information about the School of Biological Sciences at the University
> of Utah please visit https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=www.biology.utah.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cmiranda.l.davis%40uconn.edu%7Cae2e5f9bc3094324887208d752382815%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C1%7C637068273452769708&sdata=h0eVccLAsH3M0BVmyiaODHSyLvC%2BDh1yNDMyntQPflk%3D&reserved=0  We are located in Salt Lake
> City, one of the most desirable places to live in the United States
> (particularly if you like hiking/camping in warmer months, and skiing
> in colder months).  Students interested in our lab should apply through
> the School of Biological Sciences grad program in Ecology, Evolution
> and Organismal Biology.  Admission requirements and applications are
> available here:  https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.biology.utah.edu%2Fgraduate%2Feeob%2Fphd.php&data=02%7C01%7Cmiranda.l.davis%40uconn.edu%7Cae2e5f9bc3094324887208d752382815%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C1%7C637068273452769708&sdata=%2BLBfuZyQBgEWGhIMmyMqakSj6Kntbc2t5F6i1YOll9k%3D&reserved=0
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> Application deadline is January 3rd, 2020.  We are happy to chat with
> potential applicants by Skype.  But please start with an email inquiry
> to one or both of us:
>
> Dr. Dale H. Clayton (clayton@biology.utah.edu)
> Dr. Sarah E. Bush (bush@biology.utah.edu)

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> bush@biology.utah.edu
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