Positions (MS/PhD) are available in Anne LeonardÂ’s lab at the University of Nevada, Reno for Fall 2013. Research topics in our group generally relate to plant-pollinator interactions, cognitive ecology and signal evolution. Ongoing projects explore the nutritional ecology of floral rewards, the function of multimodal floral signals, and connections between diet, sleep, and learning in bumble bees.
The Biology Department at UNR has particular strengths in plant-animal interactions and the neural mechanisms of learning and memory. Applicants should visit the Leonard lab webpage (www.anneleonard.com), as well as the website for the doctoral program in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology (http://environment.unr.edu/eecb/) or the masters program in Biology (http://www.unr.edu/biology/degree-programs). Applicants interested in the sleep project should also visit the website of collaborator Alex Keene (http://www.unr.edu/biology/people/alex-keene) Reno is situated in the high desert on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, 30 minutes from scenic Lake Tahoe and 3.5 hours from the San Francisco Bay Area. It offers a high quality of life, a low cost of living, and close proximity to a wide variety of potential field sites. MS program deadline: 2/1; PhD program deadline: 2/28. Contact: [email protected]
