PhD Positions in Macroecology, Macroevolution and Movement Ecology Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) Yale University
1-2 PhD positions are available in our research group starting fall 2015. We are interested in students with strong research experience who are excited about interdisciplinary work spanning a range of ecological scales. Applicants should have a strong interest in combining theory, modeling, and fieldwork to address questions in macroecology, macroevolution, or movement ecology. In addition to or ongoing interested in terrestrial vertebrates we are currently recruiting students keen to work on dragonflies, butterflies or select plant groups and fish. For ongoing or planned movement ecology projects in East Africa and Central/South America or elsewhere there are particular opportunities for someone with strong field experience in birds. In the Jetz Lab (http://jetzlab.yale.edu), the successful candidate will interact with two PhD students and four postdoctoral fellows and the Map of Life team (http://mol.org/). The student will also benefit from training activities in the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, the Program in Spatial Biodiversity Science and Conservation, http://sbsc.yale.edu/), the Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies (http://www.yale.edu/yibs) and the Peabody Museum. For further information about the EEB graduate program see http://eeb.yale.edu/academics/graduate-program. Significant prior research experience (e.g. as evidenced by publications) and high GRE scores are required for applications to be competitive. Applications are due Dec 15, 2014.
