M.S. assistantships in community ecology: University of Rhode Island

School: University of Rhode Island

Location: Rhode Island

Job Category: Graduate Assistantships

Website: http://web.uri.edu/preisserlab/

Salary: 24K

Start Date: 08/31/2017

Last Date to Apply: 01/01/2017

 

Description:

    The Preisser Lab at the University of Rhode Island, as part of an NSF-funded collaboration with Colin Orians (Tufts University), is seeking two highly-motivated students for M.S. work in plant-insect ecology beginning in fall 2017. Full funding for two students will be provided as a combination of research and teaching assistantships, depending on student background and availability. Applicants should be independent, excited to work in a collaborative environment, and possess research, field, and/or modeling experience. Research in my lab addresses predator-prey and/or herbivore-plant interactions; specific research topics have included the population-level consequences of non-lethal interactions between predators and their prey and the effect(s) of interactions between invasive species on eastern forests. Detailed information about the lab is available at http://web.uri.edu/preisserlab/.
    Prospective students should contact me at preisser@uri.edu; please provide a short description of your research interests and accomplishments, a CV (including GPA and GRE scores), and contact information for three references. I will contact suitable candidates to discuss potential graduate projects and to set up an interview. Formal department review of applications will begin January 1, 2017, but interested students should contact me well before the application deadline. 

Qualifictions:

    Applicants should be independent, excited to work in a collaborative environment, and possess research, field, and/or modeling experience. Prospective students should contact me at preisser@uri.edu; please provide a short description of your research interests and accomplishments, a CV (including GPA and GRE scores), and contact information for three references.