Graduate student opportunity
Ellen Hostert
Category: Graduate positions
The Garrick Lab in the Department of Biology at the University of Mississippi
is recruiting M.S. and Ph.D. students interested in evolutionary biology,
phylogeography, and biodiversity science.
Research in the lab focuses on understanding processes that shaped patterns of
genetic diversity, endemism, and species distributions in the Southern
Appalachian Mountains and the Interior Highlands (Ozark and Ouachita
Mountains). Prospective students can develop projects centered on one or more
of the following themes:
- Comparative phylogeographic testing of abiotic and biotic influences on
responses to past environmental change;
- Hotspot / endemism mapping and prediction of centers of diversity, stability,
and in situ persistence;
- Methods development for lineage fusion inference, using simulation-based
approaches to detect persistent geo-genetic signatures of past fusion events in
contemporary populations.
Our research integrates field sampling, molecular genetics and genomics,
spatial analyses, and computational modeling to address broad questions in
evolution, biogeography, and conservation. Current study systems focus
primarily on deadwood-associated (saproxylic) forest arthropods, although
students with compatible interests in other taxa are encouraged to inquire.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Ryan Garrick (rgarrick[at]olemiss.edu)
to discuss potential research projects and funding opportunities.
Information about the University of Mississippi Biology graduate program and
application procedures is available at:
https://olemiss.edu/biology/graduateprograms
For students intending to begin Fall 2027, applications are due January 15,
2027.
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Professor of Biology
University of Maine at Machias
116 O'Brien Avenue
Machias, ME 04654
(207) 255-1301
ehos...@maine.edu