A MS or PhD graduate student assistantship is available in fall 2012 in the Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences at Texas A&M University, with options for beginning research in summer 2012. The Hamer Laboratory studies disease emergence at the interface of human, domestic animal, and wildlife populations. Several projects are in development to study the ecology, evolution, and epidemiology of vector-borne diseases and conservation medicine, with particular interest in tick-borne diseases and Chagas disease. The successful applicant will have flexibility in the formulation of original research questions and approaches. Two years of support (stipend, tuition, insurance, and research support) are available with continued funding contingent on successful grants or fellowships acquired by the student and availability of teaching assistantships.
Required qualifications: BS in biology, ecology, biomedical sciences, entomology, wildlife sciences or a related field, with an excellent academic record. Applicants with a DVM or MD and an interest in a research career are encouraged to apply. Preferred qualifications: Ecological field experience; experience in laboratory techniques; publication in peer-reviewed journals. Applicants should submit a single file that includes a cover letter (indicate preference for MS or PhD program, available start date, research experiences, and professional goals), CV, contact information for 3 references, unofficial transcripts, and GRE scores to Dr. Sarah A. Hamer ([email protected]) with Graduate Student Assistantship as the email subject. Review of applicants will begin April 2. For information about the Hamer Lab, please visit: http://vetmed.tamu.edu/faculty/hamer-lab
