Graduate positions (M.S./Ph.D.) in insect communication and conservation behavioral ecology – University of New Hampshire

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Graduate positions (M.S./Ph.D.) in insect communication and conservation behavioral ecology – University of New Hampshire

Graduate positions (M.S./Ph.D.) in insect communication and conservation behavioral ecology in the labs of Dr. Daniel R. Howard and Dr. Carrie L. Hall, Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Hampshire. 

We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic graduate students to work on collaborative research projects investigating acoustic and vibrational signal evolution in orthopterans and coleopterans (Howard) and insect-microbe coevolution and its influence in behavior and parental care (Hall). Qualified candidates should have completed a B. S. in the Biological Sciences, Zoology, Ecology, Animal Behavior, Wildlife Ecology, or a related discipline, and be broadly interested in the behavioral ecology, evolution, and conservation of invertebrates. Experience working in a bioacoustics or microbiology lab and field ecology experience is a plus. Funding in the form of assistantships and material research support are available for qualified candidates.

If you are interested, please send an introduction email including a statement of research interests and a CV (including GPA and GRE scores) to Dr. Daniel R. Howard (daniel...@unh.edu) or Dr. Carrie L. Hall (carri...@unh.edu). We will start reviewing applications immediately, and we will continue reviewing applications until the positions are filled. Qualified candidates will also have to apply to the UNH Graduate School (https://www.gradschool.unh.edu/apply.php; deadline Feb. 15, 2016). Anticipated start date is September 2016. To learn more about the Department of Biological Sciences at UNH, visit: http://www.biolsci.unh.edu/. The Department has an active interdisciplinary research group in Neuroscience and Behavior, with a cohort of graduate students with which to network, a new undergraduate degree in NSB, along with a well-established undergraduate minor in Animal Behavior.