I am seeking motivated Ph.D. students interested in joining the Gouhier Lab (http://www.northeastern.edu/synchrony) at Northeastern Universitys Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts for the 2013-2014 academic year. The lab is primarily interested in understanding how ecological and environmental processes occurring at different spatial and temporal scales affect the structure, dynamics, and functioning of interconnected marine ecosystems. To address this topic, we use a combination of mathematical models, computer simulations, and statistical analyses of large datasets. Students in the lab are expected to develop an independent research project based on their primary interests with significant input and support from the PI. Research topics can run the gamut from fundamental theoretical ecology (e.g., non-equilibrium metacommunity dynamics) to applied conservation biology (e.g., marine reserve design). Students will have access to a traditional wet lab to conduct experimental work in coastal ecosystems and a dry lab for high-performance computing. Funding via teaching assistantships is available. The Marine Science Center is located just 15 miles from Boston and is home to a strong faculty with expertise in conservation biology, fisheries, evolutionary ecology, climate change, ecosystem functioning, and quantitative ecology.
If you are interested in joining the lab, please read my letter to prospective students (http://www.northeastern.edu/synchrony/people/prospective-students) and then send me (Dr. Tarik Gouhier: [email protected]) an email with (1) your CV, (2) a brief (no more than one page) description of your research interests, and how they relate to the the labs.
