The Department of Biology and the Louis Calder Center - Biological Field Station of Fordham University has a select number of research and teaching fellowships available for enthusiastic, highly qualified M.S. and Ph.D. students interested in ecology and field biology, with a broad range of research topics available (www.fordham.edu/Academics/Office_of_Research/ Research_Centers__In/The_Louis_Calder_Cen/Graduate_Education_12510.html).
Applications may be submitted online or requested from: www.fordham.edu/Academics/ Colleges__Graduate_S/Graduate__Profession/Arts__Sciences/ Areas of emphasis for graduate research include: terrestrial and aquatic microbial ecology (including vector-borne diseases, evolution of intracellular bacterial pathogens and mutualists, and mycorrhizae), community and ecosystem responses to local and regional disturbances (including fire, habitat fragmentation, invasive species, and urbanization), plant-pollinator interactions, algae in streams and rivers, global climate change, and winter ecology of small mammals. Two new faculty members specializing in conservation biology (of plants and animals) will be added to the program in fall 2007. Research projects in collaboration with staff at the Wildlife Conservation Society (www.wcs.org) and New York Botanical Garden (www.nybg.org) are also available for incoming graduate students. - Students will have available the facilities of the Louis Calder Center - Biological Station (www.fordham.edu/calder_center) as well as the biology department (www.fordham.edu/biology) for their studies. Students also benefit from small class sizes and active mentoring by faculty. The biology department is located at Fordhams Rose Hill campus in New York City, providing ready access to the diverse array of opportunities offered by the city. The Calder Center is located in suburban Westchester County, approximately 25 miles north of Rose Hill. - Stipends begin at $23,000 per year, plus full tuition remission. - For any questions, please contact us by email ([EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]) or at Graduate Ecology Admissions, Louis Calder Center - Biological Station, Fordham University, PO Box 887, Armonk, NY USA, 10504. -*-*-*-*- J.D. Lewis Associate Chair of Graduate Studies Department of Biological Sciences Calder Center, Fordham University 53 Whippoorwill Road, Box 887 Armonk, N.Y. 10504 914 273 3078 ext. 24; fax: 914 273 6346 [EMAIL PROTECTED]; http://www.fordham.edu/calder_center
