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Subject: Graduate Training Opportunities in Evolutionary Primatology &
Physical Anthropology
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:50:13 -0400
From: Dennis E. Slice <[email protected]>
To: morphmet <[email protected]>
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Subject: Graduate Training Opportunities in Evolutionary Primatology &
Physical Anthropology
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:22:36 -0400
From: Eric Delson <[email protected]>
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OUTSTANDING GRADUATE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN
EVOLUTIONARY PRIMATOLOGY/PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
The New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology (NYCEP) is currently
seeking applicants for its innovative Ph. D. program in Physical
Anthropology and related disciplines. Funded by the NSF-IGERT program,
we are seeking exceptional students in the fields of anthropological
genetics, paleoanthropology, comparative morphology, primate
behavior/ecology and conservation. For more details visit
<http://www.nyecp.org>www<http://www.nyecp.org>.<http://www.nyecp.org>nycep<http://www.nyecp.org>.<http://www.nyecp.org>org
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NYCEP PROGRAM
· 25 core faculty covering an unparalleled range of interests
· Over additional 40 resource faculty worldwide
· Access to outstanding academic resources in the heart of New
York City
· Unique fieldwork opportunities around the world
· Highly integrated 1st year training in morphology, behavior and
genetics
· Competitive student stipends with extra funds for fieldwork and
pilot studies
· An active and diverse student body
Funding: Our NSF-IGERT-funded initiative offers a stipend of $30,000 per
student per year for between three and five years depending on the
package. All tuition and fees are covered in that period, and
additional funds are available for pilot studies and to gain field
experience anywhere in the world.
Training: 1st year students are trained in morphology, behavior and
genetics. They can then focus on areas reflecting our faculty’s diverse
interests. These include hominin paleobiology, Paleolithic archaeology,
taphonomy and paleoecology, primate paleontology, comparative morphology
and systematics, geometric morphometrics, locomotor energetics, human
skeletal variation and forensics, primate behavior, nutritional and
behavioral ecology, conservation biology, anthropological genetics,
genomics and molecular systematics.
Resources: NYCEP unites the resources of the American Museum of Natural
History, the City University of New York, Columbia University, the Mount
Sinai School of Medicine, New York University, and the Wildlife
Conservation Society. We also collaborate with Rutgers University, the
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig), and the
University of Tuebingen.
Potential applicants: Please encourage advanced undergraduates or
students completing M.A.s who you think would be interested in applying
(and eligible*) to visit
<http://www.nyecp.org>www<http://www.nyecp.org>.<http://www.nyecp.org>nycep<http://www.nyecp.org>.<http://www.nyecp.org>org
for further details. In addition, students interested in evolutionary
primatology in a broader comparative context can apply to the Richard
Gilder Graduate School at the AMNH
(<http://rggs.amnh.org/>http://rggs.amnh.org/), where there is the
potential for them to conduct projects jointly with RGGS and NYCEP faculty.
Seriously interested students should then contact relevant faculty
members (see the faculty web pages) by email. NYCEP especially
encourages applications from members of groups traditionally
underrepresented in science.
*Per NSF regulations, IGERT-supported students must be US citizens,
nationals or permanent residents. Individual partner institutions may
also be able to support international students.
