*Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistantship* Department of Natural Resources Sciences, University of Rhode Island
Position available for the Fall of 2012 in the laboratory of Dr. Laura Meyerson (http://nrs.uri.edu/labs/invasive/index.html) Research is in the area of *INVASIVE SPECIES ECOLOGY/EVOLUTION. *Specifically, the project focuses the evolution of latitudinal gradients in the interactions between an invasive plant species (*Phragmites australis*) and its suite of insect herbivores. The work will be based in Kingston, RI but may involve much travel along the Atlantic coasts of North America and Europe/Northern Africa. Details regarding this project are available at http://www.biology.lsu.edu/webfac/jcronin/biograph/research/invasive3.htm. Graduate assistantship is funded by the National Science Foundation. In addition to an annual stipend, the assistantship includes a tuition waiver and health benefits. If you are interested in joining my laboratory, please send me an email ( [email protected]). Include with the message a CV containing a brief summary of accomplishments (educational background, GPA, GRE scores, and academic major if applicable) and a statement of potential research interests. Students with a Masters degree are preferred. Please also state your availability for field work spring - summer 2012. -- Laura Meyerson Associate Professor **On Sabbatical leave until August 2012 at the Institute of Botany, Pruhonice, Czech Republic. e-mail: [email protected] U.S. local # to my Skype acct: 401-213-3613 Skype name: lameyerson Prague mobile: +420774137968 Mailing address: c/o Professor Petr Pysek, Institute of Botany, Department of Invasion, Ecology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Pruhonice, CZ 252 43, Czech Republic
