We are now accepting applications for fall, 2018 admission to the MS in Environmental Biology program at Regis University in Denver, CO. The one year M.S. in Environmental Biology is a degree program that emphasizes skills crucial for success in the environmental and ecological workforce. Apply by 12/31/17 and use code ECWC to waive the $50 application fee!

TOP FEATURES of our program

-Focus on relevant skills demanded by environmental employers:
statistical computing (R), GIS, NEPA, grant writing & field work in the Rocky Mountains & elsewhere
– Earn a master’s degree in an intensive one-year program or up to 2 years as it fits with each student’s schedule/goals.
– Hands-on internship at local agencies or research experience with faculty members
– Small class sizes that allow students to build close relationships with faculty and other students
– Knowledgeable faculty focused on individual student goals and success

Go to: REGIS.EDU/ENVIRONMENT for more information and to apply

Apply by February 1, 2018 for priority admission consideration!

Interested in aquatic biodiversity, connectivity across isolated natural and anthropogenic habitats, and climate change? Northern Arizona University is an excellent place to study all of these! Come do your Masters in Environmental Science & Policy in the coolest (literally) part of Arizona, in the middle of climate-driven shifts in species distributions. NAU and Flagstaff, AZ offer excellent opportunities to network and collaborate across both academic and agency scientists working on ecosystem responses to climate change and the functional and genetic components of biodiversity underlying those responses. Support will be through a combination of TAships and summer research support. If interested, check out www.bestlabnau.com and send a CV and a brief description of your background and research interests to Rebecca Best (rebecca.best@nau.edu). Final applications due January 15, 2018.

Two funded PhD student positions are available at University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. Please find details in the following links.

https://www.umces.edu/content/phd-level-graduate-student-environmental-statistics
https://www.umces.edu/content/phd-position-u-maryland-food-and-environment

Review of applications will start from Dec. 10, 2017 and continue until qualified candidates are found.

The Adams lab in the Department of Biology at Brigham Young University (BYU) welcomes applications from students wishing to pursue a PhD in evolutionary ecology, focusing on soil ecosystems, starting Fall of 2018.

Dissertation projects are dynamic, focusing on core hypotheses associated with the McMurdo Dry Valley LTER (http://secure-web.cisco.com/1EpaldHZbBD4XbdR0N7hKHqGwHrm2Vb8JKuP64Ulp8Hwn0oImE9kr8xoNc93_MinTSW_6R_BUSQP5nvcKnytcDNz6cq3Mk4Eavu1DQ-OBk6fLa_2GUvBYp3n5YqiYMLMSC-uGj17riJvsJ-Hbj2WAYf0fTr90RPClL3kl7N4RILD-m20g3ZYH8FcdJWsn6rMHZDB7GyVN8TnilKPLdGG0Ivo4OPvUtgV7Vl8Ww7A6mHyeMU7sqqGgmAjdMLUdca-zMQ4U2rxtTT_HLOAslRFkLcBjBm_ByzSj14-iPvrUu40rR7ajTtD0cTiSqh0ySy_9rzznLJs1ELUaDx3D9HNIkMI1b3fOAQ8pfJxVOqQ-pt3-9c4xQR-KvIfx8n2sy75F4HLYoFdVnnvpS6Wnp8F6dLW4r8s_22nHe61jdDeM4AsfgWbOOjrXZ8FKTx_VIeUq/http%3A%2F%2Fmcmlter.org<http://secure-web.cisco.com/1EpaldHZbBD4XbdR0N7hKHqGwHrm2Vb8JKuP64Ulp8Hwn0oImE9kr8xoNc93_MinTSW_6R_BUSQP5nvcKnytcDNz6cq3Mk4Eavu1DQ-OBk6fLa_2GUvBYp3n5YqiYMLMSC-uGj17riJvsJ-Hbj2WAYf0fTr90RPClL3kl7N4RILD-m20g3ZYH8FcdJWsn6rMHZDB7GyVN8TnilKPLdGG0Ivo4OPvUtgV7Vl8Ww7A6mHyeMU7sqqGgmAjdMLUdca-zMQ4U2rxtTT_HLOAslRFkLcBjBm_ByzSj14-iPvrUu40rR7ajTtD0cTiSqh0ySy_9rzznLJs1ELUaDx3D9HNIkMI1b3fOAQ8pfJxVOqQ-pt3-9c4xQR-KvIfx8n2sy75F4HLYoFdVnnvpS6Wnp8F6dLW4r8s_22nHe61jdDeM4AsfgWbOOjrXZ8FKTx_VIeUq/http%3A%2F%2Fmcmlter.org>), primarily the characterization of soil ecosystem responses to climate variation.  Our hypotheses are informed by approaches including community and autecology, ecological genomics, comparative phylogeography, elemental stoichiometry, molecular evolution, and metagenomics/transcriptomics.  Successful candidates will be required to carry out challenging fieldwork in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah, where opportunities for world-class skiing, snowboarding, fly-fishing, kayaking, hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking, and many other outdoor recreational activities are less than 20 minutes from the lab.  There are several festivals during the year in different areas of the county and Provo is home to a vibrant music scene.  Salt Lake City is only 45 minutes travel by car or commuter rail.

For full consideration, complete applications should be received by January 15, 2018, but late applications can be considered through the first part of February. Financial support is competitive and comes from a variety of sources, including teaching assistantships, research assistantships, fellowships, and external research funding from the National Science Foundation.

BYU is a private institution run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Students are required to uphold a standard of personal conduct. For more information on this standard, please visit the Honor Code Office website (https://honorcode.byu.edu/).

Interested students should contact Byron Adams (bjadams@byu.edu<mailto:bjadams@byu.edu>), including a current CV and why our research group might be a good fit for your career and educational interests/goals.  Application information can be found on the BYU Biology website, http://biology.byu.edu/GradAdmissions

Byron Adams
Department of Biology
Brigham Young University

The Dopman lab at Tufts University is seeking to recruit Ph.D. students
interested in evolutionary genetics. The long-range goal of our work is
to understand the evolution of reproductive isolation and ecological
adaptation. Projects on reproductive isolation are using hybridizing
populations of moths to understand the genetic basis of behavioral
and allochronic isolation, and the role of pleiotropy and chromosomal
rearrangements for speciation. Current work on adaptation focuses on
seasonal rhythms in moths and butterflies, and is addressing the genetic
repeatability of phenology, its influence on fitness and population
persistence, and connecting phenology change with spatiotemporal gradients
in climate.

Students must have the ability to work with others and a sense of
humor, both of which are needed to make science fun and worthwhile. An
undergraduate background in molecular genetics, genomics, evolution, or
ecology is preferred, as is prior research experience. Highly relevant
experience includes application of molecular genetic techniques or
computational analysis of genome data.

The Dopman Lab is in the Department of Biology
(http://ase.tufts.edu/biology/) and is a member of Tuftsą Collaborative
Cluster in Genome Structure and Developmental Patterning. The Cluster
focuses on genome to organism research and is located on the main campus
in Medford, MA. With two additional Tufts campuses (Boston and Grafton),
other research universities (Harvard, MIT, BU), and the vibrant city
of Boston all within reach, Medford and Tufts are ideal places to live
and work.

Interested individuals should email Erik Dopman (erik.dopman@tufts.edu)
and provide a CV and brief statement of research interests, relevant
educational background, and prior research experience. Applications to
the graduate program are due on 15 December, with departmental review
occurring shortly thereafter. For more information on the graduate
program, see http://ase.tufts.edu/biology/graduate/.

I am seeking a PhD student to apply trait-based approaches to phytoplankton or other microbial communities, working either in marine or freshwater systems. Trait-based approaches provide a mechanistic framework for understanding the organization and functioning of ecological communities.
Possible research topics include comparing intraspecific and interspecific variation in key functional traits, experimental trait evolution, trait biogeography, community assembly and responses to global environmental change. The research may include field work on local lakes or at different marine locations, laboratory experiments, analyses of diverse datasets and mathematical modeling. The exact project will be developed based on student’s research interests.

The PhD student will be based at the Kellogg Biological Station (KBS) of Michigan State University working under the supervision of Elena Litchman (goo.gl/VwKWgk).

The deadline for applications is December 1, 2017 but late applications may be considered. The applications should be made through the Department of Integrative Biology (https://integrativebiology.natsci.msu.edu/graduate-program/admission-requirements/). Contact Elena Litchman (litchman@msu.edu) for more information on the position and the application process.

The Ernakovich lab (https://mypages.unh.edu/jernakovich) in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of New Hampshire is seeking a graduate student at the M.S. level to research relationships between microbial communities and soil health in agricultural and natural systems in New England. The student will use genomics and functional analysis (such as nitrogen mineralization and substrate use efficiency), and possibly stable isotope probing depending on the interests of the student. The student will test the power of various ecological frameworks (e.g. biodiversity-ecosystem function, keystone species) in predicting the role of microbial communities in soil health.

This work is inherently interdisciplinary. The ideal candidate will be passionately curious and have a degree and research experience in ecology, microbiology, chemistry, soil science or related field.

The student will earn an education at a highly respected research institution equipped with state-of-
the-art facilities. The student will matriculate through the Department of Natural Resources and the
Environment (https://colsa.unh.edu/nren), which has multiple tracks to tailor student needs. The student
will live in beautiful Durham, New Hampshire for the duration of the degree. Two years of support is
currently available through a research assistantship.

The preferred starting date is Spring semester 2018, and no later than Fall semester 2018.

To discuss the opportunity, please email Jessica Ernakovich with a single pdf containing a statement of
interest and your CV. Please include “soil health microbiome” in the subject line.

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