We are recruiting a cohort of three PhD students interested in exploring the processes that control the transport of environmental DNA (eDNA) in streams across the US. We seek highly motivated students with an interest in freshwater ecology, a strong work ethic, enthusiasm for field research, and a commitment to collaboration and teamwork. One student will be housed at each university. Regular field experiments will take place at streams near each institution, and collaborative field campaigns will occur in the summers at National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) sites across the US. Students with interests ranging from population and community ecology, biodiversity conservation, hydrology, biogeochemistry, and environmental genomics are encouraged to apply. We are particularly interested in recruiting and training students that represent and support diversity and equity in science.
Interested candidates should complete this form: https://forms.gle/jnVJf8xVbUNLbvfE9, and may contact Drs. Arial Shogren (U. Alabama, ashogren@ua.edu), Zacchaeus Compson (U. North Texas, Zacchaeus.Compson@unt.edu), and Daniel Allen (Penn State, daniel.c.allen@psu.edu) with any questions.