The Department of Biology, University of Vermont, seeks qualified PhD and MS applicants for the Fall of 2019 to join our interdisciplinary research program in ecology and evolution. We are a medium-sized, integrative biology department (most labs typically have 3 to 5 graduate students) with a passion for our research and our teaching. We will work with you to design a successful research program that will prepare you for your career in academic, medical or private sector research; government work; or teaching at the baccalaureate level.
Our department has recently been awarded a major NSF-funded National Research Training grant in Quantitative and Evolutionary STEM training (QuEST). The QuEST grant provides doctoral students with foundational training in quantitative data analysis and modeling, fellowship support, and internship placements to apply evolutionary principles toward solving real-world problems. Potential faculty mentors in the Department of Biology include: Ingi Agnarsson (systematics), Alison K. Brody (plant-animal interactions), Charles J. Goodnight (evolutionary theory), Nicholas J. Gotelli (community ecology), Sara Helms Cahan (sociobiology), Brent L. Lockwood (physiological ecology), Melissa Pespeni (ecological genomics), Lori Stevens (population genetics). The department and campus have excellent facilities for research, and there are opportunities for collaboration with faculty and graduate students in other units on campus, including Complex Systems, Plant Biology, The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, and The Gund Institute for the Environment. Our faculty conduct their field research at sites around the globe, but there are also exciting projects ongoing in Lake Champlain and the nearby Green Mountains and Adirondacks. Founded in 1791, UVM is consistently ranked as one of the top public universities in the United States. The University is located in Burlington, Vermont, a vibrant and environmentally-minded small city rich in cultural and recreational activities for graduate students and their families. We only admit students for whom we have secured financial support through graduate teaching fellowships, QuEST fellowships, or external grants. Before you apply, you should directly contact individual faculty members to explore mutual research interests and projects. This link will give you an overview of graduate life in the Biology Department: (https://www.uvm.edu/cas/biology/graduate-programs-overview) This link will let you explore the web pages and research interests of individual faculty: (https://www.uvm.edu/cas/biology/faculty-staff) This link will give you information about the QuEST program: (https://www.uvm.edu/quest) This link will let you begin the application process: (https://www.applyweb.com/uvmg/index.ftl) If you have any additional questions, please contact the Chair of Graduate Affairs, Dr. Nicholas J. Gotelli ([email protected]). We hope to see your application for Fall 2019!
