Ph.D. student opportunity at Wright State 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 www.wright.edu/~don.cipollini. Funding is available through a combination of graduate research and teaching assistantships, and the student may start as early as Fall quarter 2011 (September 2011). While the focus of the dissertation research is negotiable, research is currently underway on the interactions of invasive plants with native insects, pathogenic and mutualistic microbes, and competing plants, the mechanistic basis of ash tree resistance to the Emerald Ash Borer, and the general evolutionary ecology of plant defenses. Additional collaborations exist in the areas of plant population genetics, ecological biochemistry, and conservation ecology. Interest in these and related topics is preferred. 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 plant sciences/ecology, with interest and/or 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 projects in the lab and the program prior to submitting an application. ********************************** Don Cipollini, PhD Professor, Plant Physiology/Chemical Ecology Director, Environmental Sciences PhD Program Wright State University Department of Biological Sciences 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway Dayton, OH 45435 Phone: 937-775-3805 FAX: 937-775-3320 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.wright.edu/~don.cipollini
