Starting Fall 2025 (application deadline January 1)
We are recruiting a highly motivated applicant to join our labs and to work on the acoustic ecology of desert breeding amphibians co-advised by Dr. Nancy McIntyre (Biology) and Dr. Kerry Griffis-Kyle (Natural Resources Management) at Texas Tech University.
Prospective students will be funded by a 9-month/year Biology Department Teaching Assistantship (3 years for M.S. students, 5 years for Ph.D. students) and possibly by additional graduate school fellowships with awards ranging from $2500 for 1 year to $30,000/yr for 3 years.
Skills that will be acquired:
* Experience analyzing audio data
* Indices of biotic diversity
* Time series analyses
* Experience with R
* Scientific communication
* Science publication
Preference will be given to motivated candidates with excellent communication skills and an interest in amphibian ecology.
Applications are due to the TTU Graduate School by 1 January 2025
but space is limited, so early applications are encouraged!
Interested applicants should email both Dr. Griffis-Kyle (kerry.griffis-kyle@ttu.edu) and Dr. Nancy McIntyre (nancy.mcintyre@ttu.edu) and have “Graduate opportunity – acoustic ecology” in the subject line. Please include in the email:
1. A statement about your research interests
2. How this position will help you fulfill your career goals
3. Resume or CV including a summary of research experience and skills and contact information
4. Unofficial transcripts
5. GRE scores (not required, but encouraged)
6. Contact information (names, addresses, phone numbers, and emails) for three references
Further instructions on applying can be found on Dr. McIntyre’s website: https://sites.google.com/view/nancy-e-mcintyre/join-my-lab
For additional information:
Department of Biological Sciences https://www.depts.ttu.edu/biology/
Dr. Griffis-Kyle: http://myweb.ttu.edu/kerrgrif/default.html
Dr. Nancy McIntyre: https://sites.google.com/view/nancy-e-mcintyre/home