Graduate Student Opportunity in a New Lab at the University of South Dakota
I will be starting a lab group in the Department of Biology at the University of South Dakota (http://www.usd.edu/arts-and-sciences/biology) in the Fall, 2016. I am looking for graduate students (MS or PhD) interested in molecular ecology. Specifically, in collaboration with Andrew Russell at the University of Exeter, we have collected 10+ years of genetic data in the cooperatively breeding species, the chestnut-crowned babbler. I am looking to recruit one or two students interested in bioinformatics to work with me, Dr. Russell, and Dr. Erliang Zeng answering questions about heritability of traits (e.g. helping), population structuring, and the like (this is relatively open depending on the interests of the student(s)). Although considerable data is already available for use, some opportunity may exist to gain lab experience if desired to generate additional data in other individuals (e.g. epigenetics of helping). Some statistical background would be useful and attention to detail is a requirement. Additionally, I am interested in discussing other opportunities (ideally for which we could write a fellowship for) for PhD students to work with me in the future. Areas of interest include the causes and consequences of developmental environment (e.g. temperature), stress physiology, metabolic regulation, epigenetic regulation, and behavior. If interested, please contact Andrea Liebl (a.l.li...@exeter.ac.uk).
