PhD Research Assistantship in Ecology in Iceland Department of Integrative Biology, UW-Madison
We are seeking a student to pursue a PhD in ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison studying the ecology of Lake Myvatn, Iceland. Our project involves both aquatic and terrestrial research, and has a strong quantitative component. We would like a student with interests that intersect any of the ongoing research areas in the project, including food-web ecology, entomology, above-ground/below-ground interactions, ecosystem function, predator-prey interactions, limnology, population dynamics, and aquatic ecology. A MS degree is not a pre-requisite. We expect the PhD student to join a field team including postdocs, graduate students and interns for fieldwork during summers in Iceland. We seek students with strong leadership skills and the ability to work independently and coordinate a research team. To be considered for this position, by 15 October, 2017, please send a cover letter outlining your interests and research background, a curriculum vitae (including GPA and GRE scores), and contact information for three professional references (name, email, phone, address) as a single PDF file to Tony Ives (ari...@wisc.edu) with “Lake Myvatn Ecology PhD” in the subject line. This will initiate an informal discussion about applying formally to the Department of Integrative Biology for graduate school; the deadline for the Department of Integrative Biology application is 1 December, 2017. The selected student is expected to enroll at the UW-Madison in the Fall Semester of 2018, but will begin some fieldwork in the summer of 2018. Funding for the student will come from a combination of teaching and research assistantships for the duration of the degree. Tony Ives Department of Integrative Biology UW-Madison
