Opportunities
The Integrative Physiology Lab is looking for trainees at all levels!
We value the passion that team members bring with them -- their varied experiences, backgrounds, and individual identities. We foster a team-based environment that appreciates creativity, critical thinking, self-motivation, and desire to discover how fundamental biological processes operate. By joining the lab, each trainee maintains open lines of communication and learning attitude.
We strive for our lab to be considered a "safe space". Dr. Pradhan's philosophy is to create equal learning exchanges through collaboration on research projects, individual viewpoints, life experiences, and cultural values, no matter what the level of a trainee is.
We expect that everyone participates in science engagement opportunities with the general public and/or members of the Shoshone Bannock Tribe.
Postdoctoral Scholars. Dr. Pradhan invites prospective Postdoctoral Scholars to contact her via email for opportunities in the lab. Our team offers a unique opportunity to gain experience in co-teaching and managing a Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) while mentoring graduate and undergraduate students participating in multiple long-term projects. In addition to learning and developing new research tools, this experience will provide project management skills necessary to thrive in a future position in research and mentoring. While grant-specific opportunities will be posted in future, she welcomes new ideas and is open to sponsor an application to NSF Postdoctoral Position in Biology and other programs.
Graduate Students. There are multiple open positions in the lab, including PhD, DA, and MS. Our department offers Teaching Assistantships that includes tuition and stipend for PhD and MS students. The Doctor of Arts in Biology program, intended for those interested in teaching at the college level, offers a fellowship. Education and pedagogy are important cornerstones of this lab and hence PhD students also have the option to minor in Biological Education, which offers a 1 year fellowship opportunity. Dr. Pradhan also welcomes sponsoring students for postgraduate fellowship applications.
Dr. Pradhan expects graduate students to explore research in questions that fit with the overarching goals of the lab and fill important gaps in knowledge, techniques, and statistical approaches. Students are expected to apply for awards and grants on a regular basis, disseminate their work through presentations and writing manuscripts.
Follow detailed instructions on ISU's webpage for more information on how to apply and the minimum requirements for admission to the Department of Graduate Studies. Briefly, please email Dr. Pradhan with your intent to apply, statement of interest in the lab, and CV.
Undergraduate Students. We are always looking for highly motivated undergraduate students, preferably in their first or second year. Seniors who have knowledge in molecular methods such as primer design or bioinformatics will be recruited on a case-by-case basis. Students interested in summer internships such as SARE and INBRE must have completed at least one semester in the lab through independent problems. Career Path Internships (ISU) are only for those interested in fish husbandry. We will also recruit students for the multi-year VIP course (Mentored Research Alliance) starting in Fall 2022. Students should be highly motivated and interested in problem solving. To apply, fill out this form and email Dr. Pradhan with your intent and CV/resume.
Partners in Science. If you are a high school biology teacher in South East Idaho looking for experience in research, you may be able to apply for a Partners in Science fellowship through the Murdock Charitable Trust as long as there is no active grant. To inquire, email Dr. Pradhan with your intent.
For all positions, desire to pursue field work for animal colleections is a plus, including the ability to hike through difficult terrain, electrofishing, mist netting, and SCUBA (AAUS certification). We particularly invite first generation college students and those from underreprsented minorities in science.