The Department of BioSciences at Rice University invites applications for admission into our *Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Ph.D. program*. BioSciences is home to a vibrant community of faculty, postdoctoral, graduate, and undergraduate scholars in Ecology and Evolution, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genetics and Neuroscience. Our EEB program has particular strengths in animal behavior, population and community ecology, conservation biology, evolutionary ecology, and evolutionary genetics and genomics.
The following faculty members are potentially accepting graduate students for Fall 2015: *Scott Egan* ([email protected]): evolution, speciation, population genetics and genomics, species interactions, conservation and invasions. http://biosciences.rice.edu/FacultyDetail.aspx?p=1DBF81ACD460E06B *Volker Rudolf* ([email protected]): Community ecology, ecological networks, climate change, intraspecific variation, predator-prey interactions, cannibalism, host-pathogen dynamics. http://biosciences.rice.edu/FacultyDetail.aspx?p=D6B0B3E3C0964CCA *Julia Saltz* ([email protected]): Development and evolution of individual differences in behavior, behavioral genetics, evolutionary feedbacks, phenotypic plasticity, learning. http://biosciences.rice.edu/FacultyDetail.aspx?p=B7F79640FD006124 *Evan Siemann* ([email protected]): Population and community ecology, forests, grasslands, plant ecology, insect ecology, plant/herbivore interactions, biodiversity, conservation. http://biosciences.rice.edu/FacultyDetail.aspx?p=85A1E3DB5F2FD7D3 We offer highly competitive financial support and light teaching requirements for graduate students. We are located in Houston, Texas, an exciting, diverse, and affordable city with world-class opportunities for dining, arts, and entertainment and access to diverse terrestrial and aquatic environments. Rice is located beside one of the country’s largest medical research centers, providing additional opportunities in bioinformatics and genomics. Completed applications should be received by January 10 to ensure full consideration. There is no application fee for US citizens and permanent residents. Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to contact potential faculty advisors before applying. Complete information about the graduate program, including application instructions, may be found at http://biosciences.rice.edu/Content.aspx?id=936. -- Julia B. Saltz Assistant Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Department of Biosciences Rice University 6100 Main Street, MS-170 Houston, TX 77005 [email protected] Saltzlab.wordpress.com <http://saltzlab.wordpress.com/>
