The Preisser Lab and Thornber Lab at the University of Rhode Island, as part
of an NSF-funded collaboration with Colin Orians (Tufts University), are
seeking two highly-motivated students for M.S. work in plant-insect ecology
beginning in fall 2014. Full funding for two students will be provided as a
combination of research and teaching assistantships, depending on student
background and availability. Applicants should be independent, highly
motivated, and possess research, field, and/or modeling experience. The
NSF-funded project addresses plant-mediated interactions between two sessile
invasive herbivores, hemlock woolly adelgid and elongate hemlock scale. One
of the MS positions (Preisser Lab) will focus on carrying out field and lab
experiments, while the other (Thornber and Preisser Labs) will focus on
mathematically modeling the plant-insect interaction and its impact on plant
defense and resource allocation. Detailed information about our labs is
available at http://web.uri.edu/preisserlab/ and
http://cels.uri.edu/thornber/; details about the Orians Lab can be found at
http://ase.tufts.edu/biology/labs/orians/research/exoticInsects.htm
http://ase.tufts.edu/biology/labs/orians/publications/
Prospective students should contact Evan Preisser ([email protected]) and
provide a short description of research interests and accomplishments, a CV
(including GPA and GRE scores; the Graduate School requires a 3.0 GPA for
admission), and contact information for three references. We will contact
suitable candidates to discuss potential graduate projects and to set up
interviews. Formal review of applications will begin January 15, 2014, but
interested students should contact Evan Preisser well before the application
deadline.
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Evan Preisser, Associate Professor
Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island
9 E. Alumni Ave., Kingston RI 02881 USA
401 874-2120; [email protected]; http://cels.uri.edu/preisserlab/
