Nate Hardy is looking for two graduate students (either PhD or MS) to join his research group at Auburn University (http://hardylab.skullisland.info/) and work on the evolutionary biodiversity of sap-sucking bugs. He needs help with two projects: 1) Estimating the North American aphid phylogeny and using it to figure out what drives speciation in plant-eating insects. 2) Conducting selection experiments and comparative genomic analyses to figure out how plant- eating insects evolve new diets.
Students with an interest in phylogenomics, comparative phylogenetics, evolutionary ecology, experimental evolution, epigenetics, and transcriptomics are encouraged to apply. A background in any of these areas would be great, but is not required. Four years of support are available for PhD students and two years for MS students, through graduate research fellowships that include a tuition waiver, health benefits and a competitive stipend. There are two possible start dates: January 11, which is the beginning of the 2017 Spring Semester, and August 18, the start of the 2017 Fall Semester. If you are interested, please send a CV and a short statement of your research interests (less than 500 words) to Nate Hardy, [email protected]. Feel free to contact him by email for further information. Review of applicant will start in the first week of November 2016. The positions will stay open until filled. Dr Nate B Hardy Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology Auburn University Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849 [email protected]
