The laboratories of Thomas Near and Walter Jetz in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University are seeking to recruit a Ph.D. student to develop research questions integrating species geographic distributions and phylogenetic relationships. One particular opportunity concerns North American freshwater fishes. Clades for which multi-gene time calibrated phylogenies are available or in development include darters (Percidae), sunfishes and black basses (Centrarchidae), minnows (Cyprinidae), and bullhead catfishes (Ictaluridae). Other opportunities include work on select terrestrial vertebrate systems at continental to global scale or on macroevolutionary patterns in ray-finned fishes.
Applications for the 2011-2012 academic year are due 15 December 2010. Go to the website http://www.eeb.yale.edu/grad/index.htm for details on the application procedure. Persons interested in applying for this particular set of projects should contact Thomas Near ([email protected]) and/or Walter Jetz ([email protected] ).
