Please respond to Dr. Mary Liz Jameson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
Graduate Student Assistantship in Bioinformatics and Entomology A self-motivated candidate is sought for an M.S. research assistantship to study bioinformatics and entomology at Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, USA. The successful candidate will assist in a trans-disciplinary research that involves collaboration with biodiversity scientists (systematists), genomists, and computer scientists. The research aims to develop cyberinfrastructure tools that facilitate investigation of broad, over-arching questions in the biological sciences by uniting numerous, heterogeneous databases and creating bioinformatics tools that allow access to biodiversity and genomics data. Success of this research will have broad application to biological sciences, human health, and climate change. The student will focus on one component of the research: biodiversity science using entomological data. The student will address conservation, evolution, or invasive species using data and tools that are part of the broad research agenda. The ideal student for this position is self-motivated, works well independently, is skilled with computers, and has a strong interest in entomology, evolutionary biology, and bioinformatics. The successful applicant will have a strong commitment to entomology and desire to learn a range of tools/techniques/methods. A willingness to conduct field research in the Latin America is preferred. Proficiency in oral and written English required. The student will be expected to develop a research program that uses focal cyberinfrastructure tools and biodiversity databases. Applicants should have a B.S. in biology. The successful applicant will receive a stipend, full tuition remission, and partial health benefits. Deadline for applications is 15 June 2009, but early applications are encouraged. The assistantship will begin in summer or fall 2009. Interested applicants should email CV, transcript, test scores, and a letter describing your research interests to Dr. Mary Liz Jameson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Wichita State University is a metropolitan research-intensive university set in a suburban area of the largest city in Kansas and attracts a diverse student body. Wichita offers many opportunities for cultural/artistic activities and low cost-of-living. The Department of Biological Sciences at WSU includes core facilities in environmental biology, imaging and bioinformatics, and maintains an animal care facility and greenhouse. Previous graduate students have gone on to Ph.D. programs at a number of major institutions or have found employment with state or federal management agencies. More information about the Department, including a complete list of departmental facilities, and current Graduate Faculty and their teaching and research interests is available on our web site at: http://www.wichita.edu/biology/. Information about graduate school at WSU is available at http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=gradschool. For additional information, contact: Mary Liz Jameson, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, USA, 316-440-7519,[EMAIL PROTECTED]
