The Wildlife Ecotoxicology and Physiological Ecology Laboratory at Virginia Tech is currently seeking exceptionally qualified and motivated candidates for a Ph.D. graduate position for 2014. The student will focus on the complex interactions between climate change and pollution on early development of amphibians using a combination of field and lab techniques. In addition to being enrolled in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, the incumbent will be a graduate fellow in Virginia Techs Interfaces of Global Change Interdisciplinary Graduate Program. The assistantship will include 4 years (48 months) of full support as a graduate research assistant, a full tuition waiver, and modest research funds. The student will be expected to apply for additional funding to support aspects of their field and laboratory research.
The fellowship will begin in 2014, but the start date is negotiable. Minimum qualifications include a M.S. degree (or equivalent experience) in a biological discipline and an existing publication record. Additional qualifications sought include experience with experimental design, knowledge of freshwater ecology, and animal husbandry. Applicants should submit their CV (including GPA and GRE scores), contact information for at least three references, and a one-page letter describing their research interests as they relate to this position to Dr. William A. Hopkins, hopki...@vt.edu. Additional information about our laboratory, including recent relevant publications on pollution and herpetofauna, can be found at http://ecophys.fishwild.vt.edu/. Information about the Interfaces of Global Change Interdisciplinary Graduate Program can be found at http://globalchangephd.com/. Submissions will be considered as they are received, but are due no later than January 31, 2014.
