Fwd: Graduate position: FloridaStateU.HostMicrobeSymbiosis

[Ellen Hostert]

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From: <evo...@evol.biology.mcmaster.ca>
Date: Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Subject: Graduate position: FloridaStateU.HostMicrobeSymbiosis
To: <ehos...@maine.edu>

PhD Position in Host-Microbe Symbiosis

The Stoy Lab at Florida State University is recruiting graduate
students to start in Fall 2026. Our research focuses on investigating
the evolutionary drivers of species-rich symbiotic mutualism. We are
interested in understanding why some mutualisms involve many partners
while others are highly specialized, and the consequences of these
divergent evolutionary pathways. We use an evolutionary genetics approach
leveraging two complementary systems. One arm of our research program
uses the naturally occurring interactions between Coreid insects and
their bacterial Caballeronia symbionts. The second arm uses experimental
evolution of mutualistically cross-feeding yeast. Students will have
opportunities to develop research projects that leverage these tools,
population genetics, and molecular genomics to investigate the evolution
of mutualism.

Interested candidates should email ks...@fsu.edu with a CV and an
explanation of their previous research experience, future research
interests, and projects you would like to pursue in the Stoy Lab. I will
meet with all candidates by zoom during the Fall 2025 semester. Candidates
would apply to the Ecology and Evolution graduate program at FSU,
a collegial, exciting, and interdisciplinary environment. FSU is
in Florida’s panhandle, which is teeming with interesting natural
habitats and unique biodiversity. Candidates will be funded through
TAships/RAships and encouraged to apply for independent funding. For
more information about our lab and research visit the Stoy Lab
Website. <https://ksstoy.wixsite.com/stoylab>

For more information about E&E at FSU, please visit:
https://www.bio.fsu.edu/ee/

For details about applying to the graduate program, please visit:
https://www.bio.fsu.edu/grad/eegrad/

For more information contact ks...@fsu.edu

Kayla Stoy, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Science
Florida State University


Kayla Stoy <ks2...@fsu.edu>

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Ellen E. Hostert, Ph.D. (she/her)
Professor of Biology
University of Maine at Machias
116 O'Brien Avenue
Machias, ME 04654
(207) 255-1301
ehos...@maine.edu