Two graduate research assistantships are available in Peter Adler’s group at USU. One position is funded on a Department of Defense grant and will focus on analyzing plant population and community responses to climate variation in long-term data sets from arid and semiarid ecosystems. The second position has more flexible funding, and could support projects related to competition and coexistence, plant-animal interactions, and global change ecology. Both positions could support either MS or PhD students. To apply, please email me (peter.adler [at] usu.edu]) a cover letter explaining your interest in the position(s), a CV, and contact information for three references by mid- November.

GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

The Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution
<http://www.stonybrook.edu/ecoevo/index.html>at Stony Brook University
is recruiting doctoral and
master’s level graduate students for Fall 2019.

The department has a long and distinguished history, being one of the first
of its kind.  It currently has a productive and diverse faculty working on
broad array of questions involving microbes, plants, vertebrate and
invertebrate animals and whole ecosystems. Field locales span the globe
from the old and new world tropics to the Arctic and Antarctic polar
regions, as well as the uplands, wetlands and coastal areas of Long Island
and nearby New York City.

Upon admission, PhD students are guaranteed teaching assistantships upon
acceptance, with additional support available through fellowships and
research assistantships, as they become available. The deadlines for
applications are* Dec. 1, 2018* for the PhD program. Admissions to the MA
program are rolling until *April 15, 2019.*

Below is a listing of current local program faculty to whom questions can
be directed. It is* highly* recommended that PhD applicants contact
potential advisors before submitting your application.  For questions or
assistance with the application process please e-mail our Graduate Program
coordinator, Melissa Cohen melissa.j.cohen@stonybrook.edu.

DEPARTMENTAL FACULTY

H. Resit Akcakaya – Population and conservation ecology
*http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/akcakayalab/

Stephen B. Baines – Aquatic ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry
*http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/baineslab/

Michael A. Bell – Contemporary evolution and biology of fishes
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/belllab/

Liliana M. D?valos – Vertebrate phylogenetics, biogeography and conservation
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Walter F. Eanes – Evolutionary genetics of Drosophila
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/eaneslab/

Jessica Gurevitch – Research synthesis, plant population and invasion
ecology
*https://gurevitchlab.weebly.com/*

Jesse D. Hollister – Plant evolutionary genomics and epigenetics
https://genomeevolution.wordpress.com/

Jeffrey S. Levinton – Marine ecology and paleobiology
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/levinton.main.html

Heather J. Lynch – Quantitative ecology and conservation biology
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Ross H. Nehm – Science education, evolution education, cognition
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/ecoevo/people/faculty_pages/nehm.html

Dianna K. Padilla –  Marine and freshwater ecology, conservation and
invasion biology
*http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/padillalab/

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

Robert W. Thacker- Systematics, phylogenetics, and ecology
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/ecoevo/people/faculty_pages/thacker.html

John R. True – Evolutionary developmental biology
*https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/ecoevo/people/faculty_pages/true.html

Krishna M. Veeramah – Primate comparative genomics
*http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/veeramahlab/

PROGRAM FACULTY IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS

Jackie Collier – Microbial ecology
https://you.stonybrook.edu/collierlab/

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

Andreas Koenig – Behavioral ecology of primates
*https://sites.google.com/a/stonybrook.edu/idpas_faculty_profile_koenig/

David Q. Matus – Evolution of Cell Invasion
*https://you.stonybrook.edu/matuslab/

Catherine Markham – Behavioral ecology
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Janet Nye – Quantitative Fisheries Ecology
*https://you.stonybrook.edu/jnye/*

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

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

Jeroen B. Smaers – Brain Evolution, Phylogenetic Comparative Methodology,
Macroevolutionary Morphology
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Leslie Thorne – Ecology and Behavior of Marine Birds and Mammals
*https://you.stonybrook.edu/thornelab/

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

Patricia Wright – Tropical Conservation and Primatology
*https://secure-web.cisco.com/1xHMLpAUXBouPWkXfsV1JtVOQTrkBgL-xb1-YcXYCWcMp67cub1UiSQ3UIYUvEswWehmcFndNiaN2A8ghCCp3Z66TxWLPsHRZVTlG8cnt5DmeNzA4aUflTC81zInmpHr5enzU-L6Z8ih0GDdDELrwheiqTdRKhYjwhTCitwFK5ow1UCM_385HePJInngP1qXLZUQfd8tVQuecGd8yfi2rRULVKXyUpR6CxS_N4CH0Lh95o0UYeMimQghNdsfiM5oROT1nBaZGDApqG0ZOOotn80iLgNg_gcLbkij1aYVTERMfuYa6iR3uKOSqdmwDYlhKUES6RENjoP5VMc-Q2RZaZCdqpM8otzoySbO4QHXnFG5FglgN9Me1LBbYy2uEZK0rfhWBEWvKKFVNaP7paOApkJGTQPxVsxPrsYJQSI69bbaw3NcSvAwYS-tQEGTYe2K9kz9iOc1XIfE43Ve5nm8dFhG3jyBxSXaHv1ORAhCQfbg/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patwrightlab.net%2Fpat-wright.html

Assoc. Professor, Grad. Program Director,
Dept.of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University
Life Sciences Bldg 112/102, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5245
Phone (631) 632-1092/Fax (631)632-7626
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/baineslab/

Stephen Baines <stephen.baines@stonybrook.edu>

# Graduate Recruiting in Evolution and Ecology at the University of
Kentucky #

The University of Kentucky <http://www.uky.edu> (UK) is recruiting
outstanding graduate students in the fields of evolutionary biology and
ecology. UK is the home of a diverse set of research groups that use
laboratory, field, computational, and mathematical tools to study questions
in population and evolutionary genetics and genomics, ecological genetics,
phylogenetics, evolutionary ecology, physiological ecology, conservation
biology, behavioral ecology, plant ecology, and other fields in evolution
and ecology.
These research groups are housed in a number of departments on campus
including the Departments of Biology and Mathematics in the College of Arts
and Sciences and the Departments of Entomology, Plant and Soil Sciences,
Plant Pathology, and Forestry & Natural Resources in the College of
Agriculture, Food and Environment.

Research groups that support graduate study are listed below. Please
contact individual faculty mentors about opportunities in their group and
their department more broadly. Graduate funding depends on the department
and research group and includes research and teaching assistantships. For
example, the Department of Biology offers teaching assistantship support
with competitive stipends for five years contingent upon progress to a PhD.

## Department of Biology ##

* Carol Baskin. Plant ecology. <https://bio.as.uky.edu/users/ccbask0>
* Phil Crowley. Evolutionary ecology. <https://bio.as.uky.edu/users/pcrowley

* Catherine Linnen. Adpatation and speciation genomics. <
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* Nicholas McLetchie. Plant reproductive ecology. <
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* Craig Sargent. Behavioral and evolutionary ecology. <
http://darwin.uky.edu/~sargent/>
* Jeramiah Smith. Genome biology and evolution. <
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* Jeremy Van Cleve. Theoretical and computational evolution and ecology. <
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* David Weisrock. Evolutionary genomics and phylogenetics. <
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* David Westneat. Behavioral ecology. <
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## Department of Mathematics ##

* David Murrugarra. Mathematical biology. <http://www.math.uky.edu/~dmu228/>
* Olivia Prosper. Mathematical biology. <http://www.ms.uky.edu/~ofpr222/>

## Department of Entomology ##

* Charles Fox. Life history evolution and behavioral ecology. <
http://www.uky.edu/~cfox/>
* David Gonthier. Ecology of agriculture and sustainable food systems. <
http://gonthierdavid.wixsite.com/djgonthier>
* Clare Rittschof. Pollinator behavioral ecology, neuroscience, and
genomics. <https://secure-web.cisco.com/1AXmFenjtyqf3tiaefd_VQAz9-k1AQx-UKHedljV7RNAba9Z7Ugb85TQXmpDxAhGcbtIWPKGnZzDUVazupOi6Il3aGMfsgewQtWbwAHTmlZf9ybGgrTkJOxnSvOcuL1ArJ8St5ICqN1V9xxs4cK2qTTPXMmUq_3-d0h2R0dgzc08WhF0mRKFbZhrJQsE0BeNCmhalDMeVlMDwY7u3Ag8a2NCCBCZGJPNt4wOxBZJENX_RPJ2cVyvMgiicYWiF1WQIXEcB1VPxPJBuc10jyLpYLW7wP2w5yCrJDqDu3snbw-VHgZMJEk3Cns68Kkey97_q031KDLzpS0UjJ25P-n2k_sW1EkOktklOBRRCxMDbD9yyKYCWt-xoR_NUe_3S_xpFpuP2KUa4ShHwUBtQ28rKBUW7zTan7926bkOGv9C1Xw-FD7WLAqAP0Tq-6dIivVu_8NkGMahm7U1aR_ZLwukE6g/https%3A%2F%2Fclarerittschof.com%2F>
* Nicholas Teets. Evolutionary and physiological adaptations to extreme
environments. <http://secure-web.cisco.com/19pzU9wf1tYd5NkX3pSQSi-CQzwESW_yi-07mWges-zz_Zrv4j2MVhQ-r25W7PUVX6fK5SMr_q5NJqKWQ60UHm7Nrm7FNiBHVY22J0dUhGsPie-zB66TX8azAA0X7dbwgJqAZKVasMBiaT5QFObi21ub92-px7zgt4TX87-d5-BBlFsghWDLzSPyFIuFc3xYK13NtyzokVYufpe9V_TvAAtACab0-1poKqOqrPSY0Aq8qZUGFeSZwq_-1Xsq_Rc6LowK8nq3g94DXbveCC24U3iltDljvi2-sjC9L0QTgy4CjFBAlB3xiLVGLbcVbGXM12SczzIw6hn4QrDSYT60Emh97ic4Ep1yTj3Nyqu0jgskIU-CK1pIJpHFTpIUr4jlIHuqzfklU2oJ9ejnPlBi9FTPyhGImCAs2rWqKZgGazE4H_1BjRxZB84lldFz19osBKX0knKl-vpcy1KWFDqbhXQ/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.teetslab.com%2F>
* Jennifer White. Ecology, evolution, and behavior of symbionts. <
https://entomology.ca.uky.edu/person/jennifer-white>

## Department of Forestry & Natural Resources ##

* Mary Arthur. Forest ecology. <http://forestry.ca.uky.edu/mary-arthur>
* John Cox. Wildlife and Conservation Biology. <
http://forestry.ca.uky.edu/john-cox>
* Steven Price. Ecology and conservation biology. <
http://pricelab.ca.uky.edu/>
* Jian Yang. Landscape ecology. <https://forestry.ca.uky.edu/jian-yang>

## Department of Plant and Soil Sciences ##

* Rebecca McCulley. Grassland ecology. <http://secure-web.cisco.com/1GmsLkupqI72xP8KGra9iDKMzFdc17N0Kg6O98FQP5z1d5Dm4KW7uZZ1K6y6hpPcbyjaro8iUrRsGAd7sDDUeib8KEJbrSkU8EcV8CplSWwvQOyClf2tfTI10nsz-TzoN6ESqF5kRn7Rk5U_MC5BMKKQvvwi3i45wZ7Eb1_aCkyIbzGO6QdQNu6vwMvy4eC-mdQkqHfRjAwSp_Z5nSG974hr9jLvyj_BB6ji7goyOSCeBzLOwjhijXRj6qo6aU82wt2W3-sp1gJvS3m7hHyBdKeMziM8XTgZpMIrEohphBllNlaHwFdSwCLZoAYWXUXulZd6_iIa4dJGDRHCPTaflhL-p3v_CKO1KHCLZTIV5ECSlgiSyVsZeryE_1nEaJxdaLww8RxkCp1vU6aAVV-q7ow0-vnj161KEgN3cxdD9dGuEYXYOi2Msz3R17r9EPRgM4LtHvxanzhhjLIFp3H6ZBwIw4Xv_XJjNiG-7ZcA3kRw/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mcculleylab.org%2F>

## Department of Plant Pathology ##

* Christopher Schardl. Evolution of plant and endophyte mutualisms. <
https://plantpathology.ca.uky.edu/lab/schardl>

## Life in Lexington, KY ##

UK is located Lexington, KY, known for the many bucolic horse farms that
surround the city, thoroughbred racing at Keeneland, equestrian events at
Kentucky Horse Park. Lexington and the surrounding area is home to many
bourbon distilleries and microbreweries and numerous outdoor activities
including hiking and world-class climbing at the nearby Red River Gorge.
The cost of living in Lexington is modest and many UK students, faculty,
and staff live close to the University and commute by walking or biking.

<http://www.movoto.com/guide/lexington-ky/moving-to-lexington/>

—
Jeremy Van Cleve

Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
University of Kentucky
E-mail: jvancleve@uky.edu
Webpage: http://secure-web.cisco.com/1lRY_dZG7EY0419E-8G2NeKd0KnGd6-D8PO3GHFeYvuycRKwk2key467gIAlk7qZq77tMCo588NP5rqpdeDhZonPxHuz1HFU7vGwxVG1txxkYouiKFx8YM2W6jLHKyB55XHl7BoosBL5bFTKQ8_TmYwzqGEMADuypwek2gRZbTPJfsy58aUdTYu3n1WEFX5tGhXoKCWovaL19uJ7RcY3U7MHEAaSpXnhcI-1I45NllxDLnqKS15KX5KGNvdQSyI-G2pdHbDtblX5jCndvBXKhu4qBJBkBvVVxkxsHCVLgihfRfZVRPbeGTJRH3XFh0JE_6cf3nqVrNO-Cf7u6RMH08fz-sXev7TeOrY24tXnu-sgggZPdgwnzC2dwcDUiGcfumWcxP9J7xNJl9y0zARvUPBAK818KMD7Ng1zupVLvKyWYvqfqtT4v3HGGM-af3_1lyGbAlB0luUfto1Dk2D66EA/http%3A%2F%2Fvancleve.theoretical.bio
Phone: (859) 218-3020

Jeremy Van Cleve <jvancleve@uky.edu>

 

Subject: Graduate Research Assistantship: Plant-Insect Interactions in Human-Modified Ecosystems

I am seeking a highly motivated graduate student (PhD preferred, but MS applications considered) to join the Kim Lab in the Department of Entomology at Kansas State University. I study the ecology of plant-insect interactions (e.g. pollination, plant-herbivore) and how these interactions vary with land management and land-use change. Potential project topics include examining how disturbance (e.g. fire, grazing) affect plant-insect interactions, modelling how land-use change affects insect biodiversity and ecosystem function, and IPM effects on non-target insects and plants.
Students interested in the fields of community ecology, agroecology, landscape ecology, and food web interactions are encouraged to apply.
Projects will involve a combination of field work, laboratory/greenhouse work, and spatial modeling. For more information about current work in the Kim lab, please visit my website: taniakimecology.com. Positions will be competitively funded through four-year research assistantship (tuition and stipend). Students are also encouraged to apply for external fellowships such as the National Science Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowship (https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nsfgrfp.org&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cmiranda.l.davis%40uconn.edu%7C58047632cda54d639e7408d61581f32d%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C636720045222965695&amp;sdata=WGHpr%2FAJE0J4lwFiJJwRcEgWCqIfC9tRhr%2FRRCK20BA%3D&amp;reserved=0).

Requirements: Competitive applicants will have backgrounds in biology, ecology or entomology with an interest in conservation and insect ecology.
Prior experience conducting field work and independent research is desirable.  Strong quantitative skills (statistics, programing) are also desirable. Teamwork and good communication skills (oral and writing) are important.

To apply: A start date of Fall 2019 is preferred, although earlier start dates (as early as January 2019) may be considered. For consideration please email a cover letter stating your research interests and qualifications, your CV with names and contact information for 3 references, and unofficial transcripts to Dr. Tania Kim (tkim@ksu.edu). I will begin screening applications in mid-October 2018, have initial online or phone interviews in late October/early November, and extend an invitation for an on-campus visit in December. Final decisions will be made by late December 2019.  Please contact me with any inquiries for additional information or to arrange a phone call. I will also attend the Entomological Society of America Conference in Vancouver, Canada (November 10-15) so interested students can arrange to talk to me then as well.

Information about the Department:

The Department of Entomology maintains excellent research facilities with state-of-the-art equipment and a research insect collection. It was recently ranked the 4th best Department of Entomology in the world by the Center for World University Rankings; these rankings are based on the number and quality of professional publications produced by the department and quality of faculty research. In the most recent rankings of PhD programs in US Departments of Entomology, we were ranked 8th nationally for overall quality by the National Research Council (https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phds.org%2Frankings%2Fentomology&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cmiranda.l.davis%40uconn.edu%7C58047632cda54d639e7408d61581f32d%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C636720045222965695&amp;sdata=7P5FYty4%2Fh5C2oSR%2FrZkK55NWpYvzN4f95CT1cxghZk%3D&amp;reserved=0).
Our mission is to: 1) provide entomological knowledge for a safe, sustainable, and competitive food, feed, and fiber system through integrated research and education; 2) maintain a stakeholder/clientele-driven focus to research, extension, and teaching activities; 3) generate fundamental information for the advancement of science and for applied uses; 4) train students for professions in education, government, business and industry; and 5) disseminate useful, unbiased information.

Diversity and Inclusion:

Kansas State University embraces diversity and promotes inclusion in every sector of the institution. The university established the Office of Diversity, led by the associate vice president for diversity and a dedicated staff. Additionally, each college has a designated Diversity Point Person to provide insight and guidance. Kansas State University received the prestigious Higher Education Excellence in Diversity, or HEED, award from Insight Into Diversity magazine for the past three years. Multicultural students account for 15 percent of our student population, a university record, and continue to trend higher.

PhD position in Snake Venom Evolution

The Gibbs Lab in the Department of EEOB at Ohio State University is recruiting a Ph.D. student, to begin in Fall 2019, to develop a dissertation project on the evolution of venom diversity at the molecular level among closely-related species of New World snakes. The student will join a group that uses genomic, transcriptome and proteomic data to study snake venom proteins as models for the evolution of adaptations at the molecular level. The project would be part of an ongoing NSF (US)-FAPESP (Brazil) Dimensions of Biodiversity grant on snake venom evolution that involves institutions in the US (Ohio State, Florida State University, and Clemson University) and Brazil (Instituto Butantan). There would be the opportunity for training visits to these institutions.

The ideal applicant would have strong quantitative skills and proficiency or interest in learning bioinformatics techniques and experience in using molecular data to examine evolutionary questions. A Master’s degree is preferred but not required. This is primarily a lab-based project but with the possible opportunity for limited fieldwork.

The student would join an active lab that applies genomic techniques and bioinformatics analyses to a wide range of questions in the evolutionary biology and conservation genetics of vertebrates. The Department of EEOB provides year-round financial support (~ $28K/yr plus benefits and tuition) for PhD students for the duration of their program.

Interested students should contact Dr. H. Lisle Gibbs, Department of EEOB, Ohio State University at gibbs.128@osu.edu with a statement of interest, a CV, transcripts and GRE scores if available. I will start reviewing applications on 15 October.  Please see the lab (https://u.osu.edu/gibbslab) and department (http://eeob.osu.edu/) websites for more information.

Dr. H. Lisle Gibbs
Professor, Department of Evolution,  Ecology, and Organismal Biology
Director, Ohio Biodiversity Conservation Partnership
300 Aronoff Laboratory
Ohio State University
318 W. 12th Avenue

Columbus, Ohio 43210-1242 USA
T: 614 688 3861
F: 614 292 2030
E: gibbs.128@osu.edu<mailto:gibbs.128@osu.edu>
https://u.osu.edu/gibbslab/

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Subject: Graduate (MSc) Positions in Wetland Fire Ecology – Deadline Oct 1

Graduate (MSc) positions are available to pursue research in fire science and ecology of the Everglades in the Plant Ecology Lab at Florida Atlantic University. Research will focus on quantifying fire behavior and its consequences for landscape structure and ecosystem function in wetlands. This research is being done in cooperation with Everglades National Park, A.R.M. Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, and other regional agency and university collaborators. Positions will start for the Spring 2019 semester through either the Environmental Science or Biological Science Master’s degree programs (links below) and will be supported by a combination of teaching and research assistantships. The lab is located on the FAU campus in Davie, Florida.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree (BS or BA) in a related field (e.g., forestry, biology, environmental science, etc.)
• Eligibility and acceptance into the graduate program
• Valid US driver’s license and willingness to operate full-size pickup trucks
• Ability and willingness to work in difficult field conditions (high heat and humidity, stinging insects, dense and abrasive vegetation, wildlife) accessed by airboat or helicopter
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team setting
• Must pass a background check

Preferred (but not mandatory) Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability for independent scientific research
• Prior field work experience, especially for related activities (e.g., wetland, plant, or fire ecology)
• Red Card wildland fire certification
• Motorboat (MOCC) and/or airboat (AOCC) operator certification

The application deadline for both graduate programs is October 1^st. Interested applicants must contact Dr. Brian Benscoter (bbenscot@fau.edu) prior to applying to discuss their candidacy (a letter of sponsorship is required for the application) by emailing a letter discussing your interest and qualifications, a list of relevant completed coursework (or unofficial transcript), resume/CV, GRE scores, and contact information for professional references (min. 2 references).

Plant Ecology Lab Website: www.science.fau.edu/benscoterlab

Environmental Science MS Program: http://www.science.fau.edu/envirosci/esms_program.php

Biological Sciences MS Program: http://biology.fau.edu/academics/graduate/ms-thesis-biology-degree-programs-graduate-1.php

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Brian W. Benscoter, MSc PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences

Florida Atlantic University

3200 College Ave Davie, FL 33314 USA

Tel: 954.236.1141  Fax: 954.236.1099

Webpage: www.science.fau.edu/benscoterlab