Dear ECOLOG,
I'm trying to start a small project in Ecuador, sampling plant tissue.
I applied for a permit to sample and remove plant tissue from the
country, but never got word back, and later learned that the contacts
that I had used were no longer valid. Does anyone have current
information on
should contact Dr. Richard Shefferson directly via
e-mail ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) to inquire about the position. Informal
inquiries are welcome, and those with more motivated interest should
send a CV and a letter explaining your interest in the lab. All
applicants will need to submit a formal graduate
I am seeking to fill a post-doctoral position to contribute to ongoing
research efforts to understand the role of the mycorrhiza in
determining the population, community, and evolutionary ecology of
long-lived herbaceous perennial plants. The ideal candidate will have
broad expertise in ecological
I am hiring a post-doctoral scientist for a project dealing with the
influences of the mycorrhizal interaction on the evolution and
demography of long-lived herbaceous perennials. I am looking for
candidates with expertise and experience with DNA genotyping methods,
including microsatellites and
The Shefferson lab at the Dept of General Systems Studies at the
University of Tokyo’s Komaba Campus is recruiting graduate students at
both the MS and PhD levels.
The Shefferson lab specializes in plant and microbial evolutionary
ecology. We have a particular focus on evolutionary demography,
I normally do not contribute to ECOLOG (my apologies...), but thought I
should put my own 2 cents in on this one. I work in Japan at a major
university (although I am American and educated for the most part in the
US), and part of my job involves admissions into our international BS
program. We
The Shefferson lab at the University of Tokyo is recruiting graduate
students at both the MS and PhD levels. We specialize in eco-evolutionary
dynamics and plant/microbial evolution, and are currently working on the
following funded research projects:
1) Micro-evolutionary interactions between
projects our interests through
several sources, including the Journal of Ecology blog (
https://jecologyblog.com/2018/03/22/richard-shefferson/), and various media
sources, such as Popular Science (
https://www.popsci.com/plants-dormant-climate-change).
The Shefferson lab is located within
