Full-time summer Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) opportunity studying plant-herbivore interactions and population dynamics in an agricultural weed. Research involves a combination of greenhouse/lab and field experiments in the vicinity of Florida State University in Tallahassee. Possible topics for REU projects include (but are not limited to) plant or insect responses to density, plant resistance or tolerance to herbivory, and plant demography.
Research will occur May-September 2006. Dates somewhat flexible, but experience involves at least 10 weeks of full time (40-45 hours/week) work. Generous stipend plus allowance for travel and housing expenses. Research is a collaboration between Stacey Halpern (Pacific University), Nora Underwood (Florida State University), and Brian Inouye (Florida State University). Application due Feb 15. Please see full ad at http://bio.fsu.edu/~nunderwood/homepage/ for additional information. We strongly encourage applications from women, students of color, first generation college students, and other underrepresented groups.
