The Muth Lab at the University of Texas at Austin is seeking motivated students wishing to pursue Masters or PhD degrees in the Ecology, Evolution and Behavior grad program, starting Fall 2019. My lab will be starting in August 2019 and I work on broad questions in animal behavior and cognition, using bumblebees. Potential students are expected to have taken an animal behavior course as an undergraduate, or have research experience in animal behavior or cognition (experience working with bees is not necessary). The majority of grad student research is expected to be lab- and greenhouse-based but there is also the opportunity for fieldwork. Students will be expected to develop their own projects within the framework of general lab interests. Support will be provided by a combination of research and teaching assistantships, which cover tuition and salary (including summer salary). The Department of Integrative Biology and EEB grad program are top-ranked, with particular strengths in animal behaviour, evolution and ecology. To find out more about the EEB grad program, see: https://cns.utexas.edu/eeb-graduate-program
To find out more about me and the lab, see www.beecognition.com Please contact Dr. Felicity Muth (email address on website) to start a conversation. Please include your CV, research interests, and contact information for two references. Formal applications will be submitted through the UT Austin Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior graduate programs, after having contacted me. Applications are due December 1, 2018.
