PhD and Masters student positions are available beginning as early as Spring 2016 for full-time students interested in working in Dr. Noland Martin’s lab at Texas State University – Department of Biology. Students interested in the ecological and genetic processes that lead to speciation, adaptation and natural hybridization, as well as the conservation of rare taxa are encouraged to apply.
The successful candidate will work with Noland Martin on a Texas Comptroller - funded project examining population structure and interspecific hybridization of the “Prairie Chub” (Macrhybopsis australis - Cyprinidae). The project will involve the generation and analysis of genomic data sets in order to assess population structure of field-collected samples. The position starts as early as Spring semester 2016. Student funding for this project is provided by a standard renewable 9-month research / teaching assistantship with the potential for an augmented 3-month summer salary should the student be performing satisfactory work and external funds remain available. Texas State University - Dept. of Biology offers a strong environment in population ecology, population biology, wildlife, and conservation biology. Candidates are invited to apply to the PhD program in Aquatic Resources (http://www.bio.txstate.edu/Graduate- Programs/Ph-D--Aquatic-Resources.html) - a multidisciplinary degree-program that accommodates a wide variety of basic and applied interests in Biology or any number of Masters programs including a MS in Population and Conservation Biology. (http://www.gradcollege.txstate.edu/pcbio.html) A primary requirement for employment includes having a broad interest in ecology and evolutionary biology. PhD candidates must have a demonstrated academic writing ability. Interested persons should contact Noland Martin by e-mail ([email protected]). To apply, please send a statement of interest, a CV, GPA, and GRE scores to [email protected]. Reference letters will be solicited at a later date. Applications will be reviewed as they come in. Further information about the specifics of this project may be obtained by e-mailing or calling Noland Martin. pdf reprints of recent lab publications can be found on the following website: http://www.bio.txstate.edu/contacts/faculty/noland-martin.html. Noland H. Martin Texas State University 512-245-3317 [email protected]
