PhD fellowship at the University of Louisiana Scott M. Duke-Sylvester Department of Biology University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA
I am looking for highly motivated PhD students to work in my lab group at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette starting in the Fall of 2011. My research is interdisciplinary and focuses on applying mathematical models to understand how ecological and evolutionary processes interact to shape the epidemic spread and endemic persistence of infectious diseases. I currently have two ongoing projects that consider infectious disease biology at the interface between ecology and evolution. One project focuses on the the molecular evolution of a virus that occurs over the course of an epidemic and the spatial and phylogenetic structure created by the interactions. The other project involves the spatial expansion of ticks in the eastern US and the spatial and genetic structure of both the tick population and bacterial pathogen carried by the tick. Please feel free to contact me directly at [email protected] for further information. The ULL graduate program brochure is posted at the Ecology Center’s site: http://ulceet.com/site90.php Doctoral Fellowships and other assistantships are available for Ph.D. students in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Louisiana. Ph.D. students entering in the Fall of 2011 are eligible for University Doctoral Fellowships, Board of Regents Fellowships as well as other teaching assistantships. UL Fellowships are funded for 3-4 years and have limited teaching responsibilities, while BoR Fellowships are funded for 4 years and have no formal teaching duties. Stipends are up to $27,000 per year (with tuition waiver). Eligibility requirements include US citizenship (or permanent residency) or degree from a US institution. The Department of Biology has approximately 70 graduate students and 25 graduate faculty members conducting research on a wide variety of topics. The Department of Biology has approximately 70 graduate students and 25 graduate faculty members conducting research on a wide variety of topics. The department website is: http://biology.louisiana.edu/. -- Scott M. Duke-Sylvester Assistant Professor Department of Biology Office : 300 E. St. Mary Blvd Billeaud Hall, Room 141 Lafayette, LA 70504 Mailing address : UL Lafayette Department of Biology P.O.Box 42451 Lafayette, LA 70504-2451 Phone : 337 482 5304 Fax : 337 482 5834 email : [email protected]
