The Koerner Biodiversity Lab (https://sallykoerner.weebly.com/) at University of North Carolina Greensboro (https://biology.uncg.edu/) is recruiting a PhD or Masters-level student to work on a USDA-funded project examining the interactive effects of grazing management strategies with multi-year droughts. The project focuses on mixed-grass prairie ecosystems of Thunder Basin National Grasslands (Wyoming) and Fort Keogh Research Station (Montana). Research sites are amongst beautiful, rugged terrain situated at the interface of the Intermontane West and Great Plains. The overarching project goal is to increase long-term sustainability of working rangelands in the United States in a future characterized by more extreme climatic events. The student will develop independent research projects within the context of the funded experiment that incorporate plant community dynamics, soil health/microbial communities, and/or insect community diversity. The student would begin graduate school in August 2019, with the option to work as a field technician on the project during summer 2019.
Prospective students are encouraged to email Sally Koerner at sally.koer...@uncg.edu as soon as possible but no later than November 31st. Include in your email a brief statement describing 1) the research questions that you would like to pursue, 2) how these fit in with ongoing research in the Koerner lab, 3) a summary of your previous academic and research experiences, and 4) GRE scores (if you have them already). Additionally, please attach a resume or CV to the email. Students accepted into the Environmental Health Science (EHS) PhD program at UNCG will be provided a tuition waiver and a competitive stipend. ***Note: In order to apply for the program you must have taken the GRE, and applicants with a first language other than English must submit scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The deadline for application to the Environmental Health Science PhD program is in February 2018 and the Biology Masters is in March 2018. For information about the program please visit https://biology.uncg.edu/graduate/phd-environmental-health-science/ For more information on what a wonderful place Greensboro is to live, please visit https://realestate.usnews.com/places/north-carolina/greensboro
