The Department of Biological Sciences at Mississippi State University invites applications for MS and PhD assistantships in Ecology and Evolution.
Ecology and Evolution is one of three focal research areas in the Department of Biological Sciences at Mississippi State University. Our graduate students work toward either the Ph.D. or M.S. degree. The research interests of the Ecology & Evolution faculty <http://countermanlab.biology.msstate.edu/eebfaculty.html><http://countermanlab.biology.msstate.edu/eebfaculty.html> include conservation biology, ecology of invasive species, evolutionary genomics, landscape ecology, molecular evolution, phylogenetics, plant systematics, population genetics, quantitative ecology, speciation and wetland ecology. MSU houses an array of resources for ecological and evolutionary research, such as extensive botanical collections in our herbarium and greenhouses, a large avian collection of local and exotic birds, the MSU Entomological Museum <http://mississippientomologicalmuseum.org.msstate.edu//><http://mississippientomologicalmuseum.org.msstate.edu> which houses thousands of cataloged specimens, books and journals, high power computing available through the HPCC <http://www.hpc.msstate.edu/><http://www.hpc.msstate.edu/>, access to GIS experts and software through the Geosystems Research Institute <http://www.gri.msstate.edu/> <http://www.gri.msstate.edu/> and ample departmental lab space for molecular work with access to next-generation DNA sequencers. We urge those interested to visit us online at http://countermanlab.biology.msstate.edu/eeb.html And to contact members of the Ecology & Evolution faculty before applying at http://countermanlab.biology.msstate.edu/eebfaculty.html To submit an application please follow the instructions available for MSU <http://www.grad.msstate.edu/prospective/programs/><http://www.grad.msstate.edu/prospective/programs/> and the Department of Biological Sciences <http://biology.msstate.edu/degrees/graduate/><http://biology.msstate.edu/degrees/graduate/>. -- Dr. Christopher P. Brooks Assistant Professor Department of Biological Sciences Mississippi State University P.O. Box GY Mississippi State, MS 39762 E-mail: cpbro...@biology.msstate.edu Phone: 662.325.8591 Fax: 662.325.7939 http://www.msstate.edu/dept/biosciences/brooks/
