Fully Funded MS Position @ UAA: Flower Color Evolution in the Arctic: Integrating Ecological & Genomic Research
Dear Prospective Students, We are currently recruiting a new Masters Degree student to study ecological genomics and reproductive ecology of the arctic mustards Parrya and Cardamine for an NSF-funded International Polar Year project. The student will be responsible for investigating spatial patterns of flower color polymorphisms across Alaska and their relationships to pollinator preferences and non-pollinator agents of selection (climate, herbivory, etc.). The student will also work closely with Dr. Justen B. Whittall, assistant professor of Biology at Santa Clara University, who will be isolating and quantifying expression of the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway genes and comparing these results to whole-genome microarray hybridizations. The research will involve extensive fieldwork from southern Alaska to the North Slope, beginning this summer (2008). Support for summer research is included for the first year, followed by a full year of support the second year, including a tuition waiver. Previous experience in pollination ecology or molecular ecology is preferred. The University of Alaska Anchorage is Alaskas largest university whose Biological Sciences Department faculty has nearly doubled since 2000. The UAA Masters Degree is a research-intensive, thesis-based degree program. This MS studentship in the UAA Biological Sciences Department affords unique opportunities to interact closely with the Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Alaska EPSCoR, and the faculty and research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. More information about the Biological Sciences Department at the University of Alaska Anchorage can be found at http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/biology/. If interested, please send a brief statement of interest and CV to Matt Carlson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and Justen B. Whittall ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) by February 20, 2008. We look forward to hearing from you. Matthew L. Carlson Assistant Professor - Biological Sciences Department & Program Botanist - Alaska Natural Heritage Program University of Alaska Anchorage 707 A Street Anchorage, Alaska 99501 Phone: (907) 257-2790 [EMAIL PROTECTED] & Justen B. Whittall Assistant Professor Department of Biology Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA 95053 Phone: (408) 554-4808 www.jbwhittall.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
