The University of Akron is soliciting applications to our PhD program in Integrated Bioscience (http://www.uakron.edu/id/ib/). This program is aimed at training scientists to think in new and synthetic ways that cut across widely different disciplines, approaches, techniques, and taxa in the context of well-defined questions in fundamental and applied research. Ecologists are uniquely suited to explore and contribute to this 21st century science.
Assistantships for Fall 2009 will provide a stipend of $19,500 per year with full tuition remission, and require teaching of lab classes in the Fall and Spring semesters. Assistantships are guaranteed for 5 years, assuming sufficient progress is being made toward the completion of your PhD. Students applying for a teaching assistantship should submit an application no later than Jan. 15 for an assistantship starting Fall semester of the same year. The Biology Departmenthosts this program (http://www.uakron.edu/colleges/artsci/depts/biology/) and has research strengths that span molecular to ecosystem levels. The Department strives to foster integrative approaches to biological questions, and makes graduate education to this end a high priority. Faculty and students are strongly collaborative, both with each other and with those in other programs on campus (including Biomedical Engineering, Polymer Science, Geology, Chemistry, Geography and Planning, Anthropology, and Education). PhD students in Integrative Bioscience (IB) will draw on and expand these collaborations during their tenure in the IB program. The University of Akron is one of Ohio's largest State Universities (24,000 students), and is located near the heart of Akron, a pleasant city in Northeastern Ohio. The University of Akron is completing a broad revamp of the campus including a recently completed, innovative recreation center, expanded campus green-space, and extensive building renovation. The University is also promoting redevelopment of areas near campus to provide new businesses and housing opportunities. For more information on this exciting new Integrated Bioscience program, please visit our web site at: http://www.uakron.edu/inter-disciplinary/integrated-bioscience/index.php.
