The Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology (EECB) at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) has new research opportunities and both teaching and research fellowships available for well-qualified students interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in fall 2013. We have research opportunities through our interdisciplinary graduate program, which links scientists across multiple departments (Biology, Natural Resources and Environmental Science, Geography, and others), the Desert Research Institute, and various state and federal agencies. Participating departments support about 100 graduate students in EECB and closely associated programs.
Accepted Ph.D. students are eligible to receive stipends in the range of $16,800 to $28,000 per year, plus health benefits and tuition remission. In addition, EECB students are eligible for internal research and travel grants. Students may work in many areas of ecology and evolution, as well as applied areas such as conservation of endangered species, urbanization effects on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and responses of plants and animals to climate change. EECB faculty and graduate students conduct research from South America to the Arctic in a variety of ecosystems. The EECB graduate program is one of the first nationwide to include Conservation Science in our degree. Facilities include the Whittell Forest and Wildlife Area Field Station, Conservation Genetics Center, and the Nevada Genomics Center. UNR is situated on the east side of the Sierra Nevada with easy access to both Lake Tahoe and the Great Basin, areas ideal for both research and recreation. Interested students should contact relevant EECB faculty members to discuss mutual research interests. Links to faculty web pages can be found at: http://environment.unr.edu/eecb/faculty/index.html EECB also hosts a colloquium series, http://environment.unr.edu/eecb/collloquium/index.html, which brings top researchers from around the globe to give talks on their work. Online application and admission information is available from: http://environment.unr.edu/eecb/apply/index.html For any questions, please contact co-directors Dr. Mary Peacock (mpeac...@unr.edu), Dr. Peter Weisberg (pweisb...@cabnr.unr.edu), or EECB program secretary Pauline Jasper (pauli...@unr.edu).
