For Prospective Students

Graduate students interested in working on phylogeny, taxonomy, and evolution of any insect group, but particularly beetles, may apply to come to Berkeley and join the lab. Applications are due 1 Dec 2016 (http://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/graduate-programs/admissions/). Look at the ESPM website (https://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/graduate-programs/degrees/the-phd-program) for more information about the program and opportunities at Berkeley. Applicants should have a background or strong interest in insect systematics and students with a master’s degree are preferred. Students would start in fall 2017.

Currently, the lab is seeking students to be team members in an NSF-funded multidisciplinary research project: The Genetic Basis, Biosynthetic Pathways and Evolution of Geadephagan Chemical Defense that includes collaborations among researchers at UC, Berkeley; San Diego State University; University of Arizona; and Steven’s Institute of Technology. Graduate students interested in working on understanding the function and evolution of defensive chemistry in Adephagan beetles with a preference for students with a master’s degree and a background or strong interest in insect chemical ecology, molecular biology, and phylogenetics. Students would start in fall 2017. The application is due 1 Dec 2016 (http://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/graduate-programs/admissions/).