Join my lab!

I am seeking graduate students to join my lab who are interested in landscape ecology pertaining to land-cover and/or climate change impacts on landscape connectivity, ecomorphology, species distributions, or other pattern-process relationships. My lab's focus is primarily on insects (particularly odonates), but focal taxon is not as important as the research question being addressed.

Preference will be given to students with previous experience in GIS or remote sensing, and to prospective Ph.D. students who already have a Master’s degree.

Prospective students will be funded (upon qualification) by a 9-month/year departmental Teaching Assistantship and possibly by applicable graduate school fellowships (awards ranging from $2500 for 1 year to $30,000/yr for 3 years).

If you are interested in pursuing an M.S. or Ph.D. degree in my lab, you will need to do the following:

1. Know what you're getting yourself into!

   • Read this to know what graduate work in biology at TTU requires: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/biology/academics/graduate/prospective-students/Index.php

   • And here are my lab criteria (PDF file): Expectations of my graduate students

   • For additional information, check out the TTU Graduate School webpage: http://www.depts.ttu.edu/gradschool/

2. Prepare your Curriculum Vitae (résumé), which should include all of the following items:

   • statement about your research interests and how they are compatible with the kinds of research that I do (in other words, why you want to join my lab);

   • a statement about your career plans/goals;

   • a brief list of your academic and professional accomplishments (degrees, GPA, awards, fellowships, publications, grants, presentations at professional meetings, jobs, etc.);

   • a summary of your past research experiences and skills (e.g., software languages, GIS platform, etc.);

   • the names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of 3 references;

   • international students: proof of English proficiency must be provided (see acceptable forms here).

3. Send your Curriculum Vitae to: nancy.mcintyre@ttu.edu

4. Contact me to discuss your application, ask questions, arrange a visit, etc. Contact info: tel. 806.834.7977, email nancy.mcintyre@ttu.edu.

5. If it seems like my lab is a good fit for your research aspirations (and vice versa), you then have to apply to the Graduate School at Texas Tech University (apply here). This application will not be forwarded to the Department of Biological Sciences until it is completed and processed, so please allow yourself enough time to apply before the departmental deadline.

Applications must be received by the Department of Biological Sciences no later than 1 January.