MSc or PhD position available // open until filled

The Garnas lab (http://mypages.unh.edu/garnaslab) seeks a highly motivated graduate student (MSc or PhD; PhD preferred) for a USDA-APHIS funded project to advance understanding of how chemical and morphological traits vary across tree size and species, and how such variation may influence Emerald ash borer (EAB) oviposition behavior, larval performance and survival, and parasitism by native and introduced natural enemies. Key aspects of the project include the systematic characterization of defensive compounds across ash species and tree sizes using pyrolysis-GCMS and the design and implementation of experiments to examine how chemical and morphological trait variation influences EAB and its key biological control agents. Successful candidates must have a keen interest in plant defensive chemistry and associated consequences for plant-insect interactions. Some basic chemistry background (e.g., coursework or lab experience) is preferred but not required. Opportunities for related ecological modeling and/or genetic analyses also exist, particularly in the case of PhD applicants.  The position will be housed in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment (NREN; https://colsa.unh.edu/nren) or in the Natural Resources and Earth Systems Science program (NRESS; https://www.unh.edu/nressphd) for MSc v. PhD students respectively. Position ideally begins in Fall 2018.

Institution:  The Garnas lab, University of New Hampshire      
Duty station:  Durham, NH, USA  
Closing date:  open until filled

Details:  https://mypages.unh.edu/garnaslab/new-msc-or-phd-position-available