[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral Position in Ecoimmunology and Disease Ecology at Iowa State University

Description Beginning as soon as April 2018, a postdoctoral position is available to study tolerance of infection in the lab of Dr. James Adelman at Iowa State University. This project will use comparative, molecular, and experimental techniques to uncover patterns, mechanisms, and consequences

[ECOLOG-L] M.S. Graduate Assistantship, Monarch Butterfly Behavioral Ecology at Iowa State University

Description Monarch butterfly populations have experienced dramatic declines in North America over the past two decades. This project is part of a broad collaboration that seeks to identify and mitigate factors associated with these declines. Specifically, one M.S. assistantship is available

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. Graduate Assistantship, Wildlife Disease Ecology at Iowa State University

Description Once infected, an organism can either resist (try to kill) or tolerate (minimize fitness reductions of) the infecting pathogen. Although resistance has been well studied in animals, the mechanisms and consequences of tolerance in wildlife remain largely unknown. Revealing these is

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc in Avian Influenza at Iowa State

Postdoctoral Position, Avian Influenza at Iowa State University Description While waterfowl and shorebirds are natural reservoirs for avian influenza viruses (AIV), these viruses can infect domestic poultry to devastating ends, as exemplified by recent AIV outbreaks in the Midwest US. It is

[ECOLOG-L] M.S. Graduate Assistantship, Avian Disease Ecology at Iowa State University

One M.S. assistantship in avian disease ecology is available, starting as early as fall of 2015 in the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management at Iowa State University. This project focuses on the impacts of helminth infection on behavioral and physiological responses to micro-