The Hall Lab is seeking one or more PhD students to develop mathematical models of population and disease dynamics. An NSF-funded assistantship is available for a project investigating the consequences of food provisioning by humans on disease dynamics in an urban-foraging wetland bird. Candidates must demonstrate an interest in combining mathematical models of host biology and pathogen spread with empirical data from field and experimental studies. Previous experience with ecological modeling is strongly preferred. The student would be based in the Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia and would be co-mentored by Dr. Richard Hall and Dr. Sonia Altizer. Students interested in advancing mathematical models related to other ongoing research themes in the Hall Lab (http://richardhallphd.weebly.com/research.html) are also encouraged to contact Dr. Hall; applicants may be eligible for competitive stipends as part of a new NSF-supported Research Traineeship Program in disease ecology at UGA (http://ideas.ecology.uga.edu/). Prospective students should contact Dr. Hall by email (rjhall “at” uga.edu) by November 15, 2015 with a current CV, and information on past experience with ecological modeling.
