Ph.D. student opportunity at Wright State: Chemical ecology of host
plant resistance
I am seeking a Ph.D. student to join my laboratory studying the chemical
ecology of plant resistance to herbivores and pathogens, and the
chemical ecology of invasive plants. See
<http://www.wright.edu/~don.cipollini> for a description of some current
projects. At least four years of support are available through a
combination of graduate research and teaching assistantships, and the
student may start as early as Summer 2010. While the focus of the
dissertation research is negotiable, part of the research assistantship
will require contributing to a project on the mechanistic basis of ash
tree resistance to the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). This project is part of
a larger collaborative effort, funded by USDA-APHIS, involving Don
Cipollini at Wright State, and Pierluigi Bonello, Dan Herms, and
Omprakash Mittipalli at Ohio State. The student will be enrolled in
Wright State’s Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences Ph.D. Program.
Application requirements include: Bachelors degree in Biology, Ecology,
Entomology, Plant Sciences, or related field; GRE scores within the last
5 y; minimum IBT TOEFL score of 100 and ability to pass a verbal English
test (foreign students only). Preferred qualifications include: Masters
degree or equivalent experience; a strong background in host plant
resistance, with skills in insect/pathogen rearing and bioassays;
experience in field and laboratory research; good communication skills.
The current stipend is approx. $23,000 on a 12 month basis.
See http://www.wright.edu/academics/envsci/index.html for further
information on the Environmental Sciences Ph.D. program at Wright State
University, including program requirements, application procedures and
stipends. Please contact Don Cipollini ([email protected]) for
more information about the project and the program prior to submitting
an application.
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Don Cipollini, Ph.D.
Professor- Plant Physiology/Chemical Ecology
Director- Environmental Sciences PhD Program
Department of Biological Sciences
Wright State University
3640 Colonel Glenn Highway
Dayton, Ohio 45435-0001
(937) 775-3805
FAX (937) 775-3320
email: [email protected]
Lab Page: http://www.wright.edu/~don.cipollini
Env Sci PhD Program: http://www.wright.edu/academics/envsci/
