Graduate opportunity available Fall or Spring of 2012 in the Department of Zoology at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
Numerous field and lab based experiments offer unique opportunities for graduate research in physiological ecology. Current projects include exploration of the physiological and ecological mechanisms that regulate resource allocation to life history processes in reptiles; as well as how environmental stressors may contribute to the emergence of diseases in amphibians. Prospective students with interests in vertebrate physiological ecology, life history, stress physiology, reproductive allocation and community ecology are encouraged to apply. Prospective students should send an inquiry email and resume to Robin Warne ([email protected]). For greater detail about current projects and the Warne Lab visit: http://www.zoology.siu.edu/warne/index.html Applicants must apply to the Department of Zoology. Support will rely on Teaching Assistantships, with the possibility of Research Assistantships. Teaching Assistantships are awarded on a competitive basis. Early applications are encouraged for University Fellowship consideration. About SIU, Carbondale, and the Region: Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a high research activity University with approximately 20,000 students (http://www.siu.edu/). The Department of Zoology (http://www.zoology.siu.edu/) has 22 full-time faculty members and is integrated with the Wildlife and Fisheries labs, as well as the Center for Ecology. Carbondale is a mid-sized, affordable, diverse, and culturally rich University town. Southern Illinois contains the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, the Shawnee National Forest, Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge, as well as multiple state parks, natural areas, and many lakes that are all accessible to the public.
