I am looking to recruit two graduate students (Ph.D. or M.S.) interested in invasive species and host- consumer-microbe interactions to start in the summer or fall of 2016. I would like to identify potential students ASAP. Projects will focus on native and/or invasive cactus moths (e.g., Cactoblastis cactorum) and microbial communities associated with both host plants and the caterpillars. Fieldwork may occur in the southern USA (Texas to South Carolina), or in one of several international sites. If interested, please send a CV, GRE and any examples of your writing that you can provide to Dr. Christopher Brooks (cpbrooks at biology dot misstate dot edu) by March 21, 2016 (at the latest).
Mississippi State University is a very high research activity university located in east-central Mississippi. The Department of Biological Sciences occupies a newly-renovated, state-of-the-art building, and has a number of young, active research faculty who have funding from each of the major federal granting agencies, as well as a number of other sources.
