Post date: Dec 7, 2015 12:45:17 AM

From: <evoldir@evol.biology.mcmaster.ca>

Date: Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 3:56 AM

Subject: Graduate position: BaylorU.SpeciationBiology

To: ehostert@maine.edu

Baylor University - Speciation, Phylogeny, Behavior of East African

Cichlids

The Danley Lab at Baylor University

(http://sites.baylor.edu/danleylab/) seeks two Ph.D. students broadly

interested in evolutionary biology using East African cichlid fish as a

model system. The exact nature of the research will be developed by the

student in collaboration with Pat Danley though it should relate to the

lab's previous research on sexual selection (mate choice,

aggression), phylogeography, and speciation.

Applicants with a background in behavioral, phylogenetic, and genomic

methods are encouraged to apply. Applicants experienced with R and

Python are a plus. Applicants should possess an M.S. degree or

substantial undergraduate research experience, GRE Verbal and

Quantitative Reasoning scores at or above the 70th percentile, GRE

Analytical Writing score of 4.5 or greater, and undergraduate and

graduate (if applicable) GPA of 3.5 or higher. Please review

additional departmental admission guidelines

(http://www.baylor.edu/biology/index.php?id=68418). Applicants must be

able to begin by the fall of 2015.

The successful applicant will be admitted to the Department of

Biology's Ph.D. program which provides 5 years of 12 month stipend

($21,000, plus possible enhancements for outstanding students of up to

$8000/year). Admission also includes full tuition remission (up to a 20

credits per year), health insurance benefits (80% of cost of premium

covered; cost to student ~$450/y in 2015), and additional funding

opportunities for travel to professional meetings, books and fees.

The Baylor's Department of Biology has an active graduate community

of over 50 students and possesses strengthens in the areas of

integrative organismal biology and aquatic ecology. Waco, home of

Baylor University, is conveniently located 90 minutes from both Dallas

and Austin and was recently ranked as one of America's Awesomest

(sic) Cheap Cities making it a perfect home for would be graduate

students.

http://www.wisebread.com/10-of-americas-awesomest-cheap-cities

To apply, please send an email describing your background and interests

to Dr. Patrick Danley (patrick_danley@baylor.edu). No application will

be considered without previous interaction by email and telephone/skype

with Dr. Danley. Complete applications need to be submitted to the

Graduate School by January 25, 2016 to be eligible for all-expenses

paid campus visit for the most qualified applicants. Applications will

not be considered after February 15, 2016.

"Danley, Pat" <Patrick_Danley@baylor.edu>

#bio, #evolution