Title: Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Plant-Insect Interactions
summer 2010
Full-time summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
opportunity studying plant-herbivore interactions and population
dynamics in an agricultural weed. Research involves a combination of
greenhouse/lab and field experiments in the vicinity of Florida State
University in Tallahassee. Likely topics for REU independent projects
include the evolution of induced resistance to herbivory and the
effect of spatial distributions of damage on plant responses.
Research will occur May-September 2010. Dates somewhat flexible, but
experience involves at least 10 weeks of full time (40-45 hours/week)
work. Generous stipend plus allowance for travel and housing expenses.
This research is a collaboration between Stacey Halpern (Pacific
University), Nora Underwood (Florida State University), and Brian
Inouye (Florida State University). Applications are due Feb 15.
Please see full ad at http://bio.fsu.edu/~nunderwood/homepage/ for
additional information. We strongly encourage applications from
women, students of color, first generation college students, and
other underrepresented groups, and are partnering with SEEDS (a
program of the Ecological Society of America) to further support
underrepresented students who work with us.
