Please forward to all who may be interested: I am seeking to recruit two MS-level graduate students to study ecology and management of arthropod pests attacking agricultural crops in South Dakota. Students will have a lot of freedom to explore research questions within the general area of plant-insect interactions and integrated pest management in agroecosystems. Potential research areas include direct and indirect effects of insecticides on non-target organisms, sustainable management of key pests of sunflowers in South Dakota, and consequences of domestication for mechanisms of plant resistance to herbivores (for more information, go to www.adaslab.com/).
Qualified candidates will have a passion for entomology, enjoy working outside, have a strong academic background, and good writing skills. The assistantships will provide a stipend, cover tuition, summer salary, and research support. Contact me directly if you are interested ([email protected]). Please include your CV, an unofficial transcript, and a cover letter describing your background, qualifications, research interests, and contact information for at least two references. Start date is Fall 2012 or Spring 2013. South Dakota State University is a land-grant university with a student population of about 12,000. ItÂ’s located in Brookings, about 50 mi from Sioux Falls. Brookings is a small Midwestern town, people are friendly and life is pretty easy going here. South Dakota is a beautiful state, and the Badlands, Black Hills, and Mt. Rushmore are only a few hours away from Brookings. The legendary town of Fargo, ND, is two hours away, and you can be in Winnipeg, Canada in about six hours. For more information about the university and the state, go to http://www.sdstate.edu/. Ada Szczepaniec Assistant Professor and Extension Entomologist South Dakota State University Plant Science Department 220 AGH, Box 2207-A Brookings, SD 57007-1096 [email protected] Office: (605) 688-6854 Fax: (605) 688-4602 www.adaslab.com http://www3.sdstate.edu/index/directory/directory-detail.cfm?view=detail&ci=3584
