Hello Evoldir community! I am excited to announce a PhD opening in our lab for Fall 2025. Details pasted below and can also be found here: http://sites.bu.edu/davieslab/join-the-lab/ Please share with your networks and reach out if you have any questions. I will also be in Montreal at the meeting if you have questions or want to chat! Cheers Sarah POSTING: Seeking PhD Student in the Davies Marine Population Genomics lab Fall 2025 The Davies Marine Population Genomics lab is recruiting a prospective Ph.D. student focused on fundamental questions in coral thermal physiology. Our lab was recently recommended for funding for a project focused on understanding how diel thermal variability influences coral performance. This project will require significant time spent in Bocas del Toro Panama (weeks to months at a time) and the work will involve a combination of fieldwork, mesocosm work, and genomic analyses. Skills or experiences that are specifically relevant to the funded research include: -AAUS certified scuba diver (or desire to be an AAUS diver) -Comfortable conversing in basic Spanish -Experience in the rigors of field research -Strong team player -Background or strong interest in thermal physiology and genomics We encourage scientists from diverse backgrounds to apply, as we strive to promote historically excluded groups in ecology and evolution. The PhD student would be accepted through the Ecology, Behavior and Evolution (EBE) Biology graduate program at Boston University and be based in Boston, MA. The program offers a guaranteed stipend (~$43k/year) and health insurance for 5 years through a combination of teaching fellowships, an entrance fellowship, and research grants. It is worth noting that the BU Graduate Student Union is currently on strike and in negotiations regarding salary and benefits, among other things (https://bugwu.org/), therefore these parameters are likely to be modified over the coming year. In general most students in the lab teach during the spring and fall semesters and are supported on research stipends for the summer months or semesters where they are conducting intensive field research In addition, there is the potential that the incoming student could be hired as a field technician starting as early as January 2025. Students who will thrive in our lab tend to be interested in: -molecular and genomic approaches with strong backgrounds in quantitative approaches and bioinformatics -answering core ecological and evolutionary questions -fieldwork opportunities with a deep interest in investing in the local community -being a research mentor to high school and undergraduate students through a series of established relationships with local programs -increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in science through pedagogy and outreach To apply, please send the following to daviessw@gmail.com by August 31, 2024! Our lab conducts pre-screening of candidates, followed by zoom interviews and then the top candidates are invited to apply to the PhD program formally. We do recruitment this way to ensure transparency and save folks application fees. 1. Current CV 2. 1 page cover letter describing the scientific questions that excite you and how you will ensure an inclusive environment 3. Contact email for 3 references (academic or non-academic are appropriate). Letters will not be requested immediately, however references will be contacted for short-listed candidates. Sarah W. Davies M.Sc. Ph.D. she/her/hers Associate Professor Department of Biology Boston University Office: (617) 353-8980 Twitter @DaviesswPhD Email: daviessw@bu.edu Website: http://sites.bu.edu/davieslab/ *My working hours may not be your working hours. Please do not feel obliged to respond outside of your normal work schedule.* sarah davies (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)