Master's Students Positions:
Genetics and origins of rare plants, Cal Poly Humboldt

Two Master's positions are available to study rare species in the
California Floristic Province as part of an NSF-sponsored project

Requisites:
- Have a B.Sc. in Biology, Botany, or a related field
- Have taken classes in genetics, evolution, and plant diversity
  (although some of these classes can be taken during the
  Master's program)
- Strong interest in learning bioinformatics (Students are expected to
  take Phylogenetic Systematics and Bioinformatics during the program)

Additional information:
- Partial financial support is available
- Our research group is committed to diversity, students from all
  backgrounds are encouraged to apply
- Each student will study a focal rare species??" collecting it,
  sequencing its DNA, analyzing the data, and writing a
  scientific paper.
- Students are expected to work independently with the support of the
  lab members. A main aim of the project is to inform conservation.

Application: CV, letter of intent (two pages max.), and two professional
references (emails). Send application packages to ov20@humboldt.edu
Deadline to apply March 31.

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