Fwd: Graduate Position: OhioStateU.SystematicsFreshwaterMollusks

[Ellen Hostert]

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From: <evo...@evol.biology.mcmaster.ca>
Date: Thu, Aug 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Subject: Graduate Position: OhioStateU.SystematicsFreshwaterMollusks
To: <ehos...@maine.edu>

**PhD or Masters Positions at The Ohio State University**

The Whelan Lab at The Ohio State University is seeking graduate students
to join the lab in August 2026. The lab is part of the Department of
Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology and is recruiting up to two
graduate students at either the masters or PhD level. Potential masters
and PhD projects include conservation genetics and molecular ecology
of freshwater mollusks, phylogenetics and systematics of freshwater
gastropods, and genomics of freshwater mollusks. Students interested in
freshwater gastropods are especially encouraged to apply. Students will
work in museum, lab, and field environments.

The Whelan Lab is located at the Museum of Biological Diversity on the
main campus of The Ohio State University. The lab’s research includes
both basic and applied science, and students work in an academic
and museum research environment while collaborating with government
researchers and on-the-ground conservation scientists. Students will
have the opportunity to work directly with conservation practitioners
and perform cutting-edge research. Current research projects in the lab
include (1) phylogenomics of freshwater gastropods, with an emphasis
on Pleuroceridae, (2) conservation genomics and molecular ecology of
freshwater mollusks, including threatened and endangered mussels and
snails, (3) taxonomy of terrestrial snails, freshwater mussels, and
freshwater snails, and (4) freshwater gastropod life history evolution.

The Ohio State University is a public land grant institution with
internationally recognized research and academics. Columbus, Ohio is a
vibrant town with excellent quality of life.

**Stipends and Start Dates: Students will receive a stipend of at least
$2,681/month and a tuition waiver. Students will likely serve as Graduate
Teaching Assistants for their stipend, but competitive fellowships may
be available. Health insurance, including vision and dental, are provided
to graduate students at no cost. Available start dates are August 2025.

**To apply: All potential graduate students will need to apply to The
Ohio State University and be accepted by the Department of Evolution,
Ecology, and Organismal Biology. The deadline for applicants is November
15, 2025. Before applying to OSU, students interested in working in
the Whelan lab should contact Dr. Nathan Whelan to discuss potential
graduate student projects. If you are interested in joining the Whelan
Lab, please send a letter of interest, current CV, contact information
for 2-3 references, and unofficial transcripts to: Dr. Nathan Whelan,
Whela...@osu.edu.


Nathan Whelan, PhD
Director, Museum of Biological Diversity
Associate Professor, Dept. of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology
The Ohio State University
Whela...@osu.edu



"Whelan, Nathan" <whela...@osu.edu>

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