The application deadline has been extended for the following position. Seeking highly qualified graduate students to pursue graduate degrees in ecology, starting in the Summer or Fall of 2008 in the lab of John Drake at the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology. Research in this lab focuses on population dynamics in experimental systems, infectious disease ecology, and ecology of invasive species. We have strengths in modeling, computation, and stochastic population theory. Recent projects include invasive aquatic species in the North American Great Lakes, extinction in experimental zooplankton populations, and models of the 2003 SARS outbreak in Singapore. For other past research see http://dragonfly.ecology.uga.edu/drakelab/. Students interested either in modeling/computation/theory or in empirical research are encouraged to apply.
Potential students are strongly encouraged to email ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) a letter of introduction and expression of interest by December 1, 2007. For more information about the Graduate Program in Ecology and instructions for applying, please see http://www.ecology.uga.edu/programs/doctorate.htm. Funding is immediately available for the following position. Outstanding applicants with other interests are encouraged to contact us about for information about fellowships and other sources of funding. ALLEE EFFECTS AND POPULATION DYNAMICS OF SEXUALLY REPRODUCING SPECIES A research assistantship is available for a PhD student to work on Allee effects, population dynamics, and extinction in laboratory populations of sexually reproducing species. Research will involve a combination of theory, ecological modeling, and experiments. The opportunity is available to extend these projects to field trials in temporary ponds. Prior training may be in ecology, biology, or limnology.
