*Graduate Studies in Ecology, Evolution and Systematics*
*Department of Biology, University of Missouri-St. Louis*
*Teaching and Research Fellowships*
PROGRAM: The Department of Biology (* http://www.umsl. edu/~biology/ index.html* )
at the University of Missouri-St. Louis (*http://www.umsl. edu) is recruiting graduate students to join its Ph.D. and master's programs in *Ecology, Evolution and Systematics (EES).* Biology graduate students in EES conduct research on a variety of topics in ecology, population biology, behavior, evolution, systematics, and conservation. The programs maintain a strong focus in tropical ecology, with a large proportion of students coming from Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Successful applicants have strong academic credentials and are offered Teaching or Research Assistantships that provide a stipend and tuition fee waiver and, subject to satisfactory academic progress, are renewable for up to five years.
PARTNERS: The Biology Department, through its Whitney R. Harris World
Ecology Center (*http://hwec. umsl.edu* ), has very close links with the Missouri Botanical Garden (*http://www.mobot. org*) and the Saint Louis Zoo (*http://www.stlzoo. org*).
The Harris Center provides additional support to EES graduate students through its competitive research grant program and also has funds to provide conference travel support. UM-St. Louis is a member of the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS, *http://www.ots. duke.edu/ *) and students can enroll in an OTS course for credit and may receive financial support from the Harris Center.
PROGRAM FACULTY:
John Blake, Professor: Avian Population and Community Ecology
Godfrey Bourne, Associate Professor: Animal Behavior, Tropical Field Ecology
Elizabeth Kellogg, Professor: Plant Molecular Systematics and Evolutionary Development
Bette Loiselle, Professor: Evolutionary Ecology, Conservation Biology
Robert Marquis, Professor: Evolutionary Ecology, Plant-Herbivore Interactions
Patrick Osborne: Executive Director, Harris World Ecology Center
Patricia Parker, Professor: Evolutionary, Behavioral, and Disease Ecology
Robert Ricklefs, Professor: Evolutionary Ecology and Historical Biogeography
Peter Stevens, Professor: Plant Systematics, History of Plant Classification
Zuleyma Tang-Martinez, Professor: Animal Behavior
Amy Zanne, Assistant Professor: Plant Evolutionary Ecology and Physiology
For more information: *
http://www.umsl. edu/~biology/ faculty/faculty- index.html* and
we encourage you to contact prospective advisors directly.
TO APPLY: To learn more about the EES program at UM-St. Louis, please visit:
*http://www.umsl. edu/~biology/ programs/ program-index. html* or
write to: Director, Graduate Studies, University of Missouri-St.
Louis, 1
University Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63121-4499, USA or email: *
mhempen@jinx. umsl.edu* . Application review, for admission in August 2009, will begin in December 2008 and Ph.D. applicants who wish to be considered for financial support must submit their application by December 15, 2008.
Application forms for US students can be obtained from the Graduate School web page at *http://www.umsl. edu/divisions/ graduate/ index.html* and completed online. International students can also apply online and should submit applications through the Office of International Student Services:
http://www.umsl. edu/services/ intelstu/ prospective/ admissions. html
or
obtain forms by email from *iss@umsl.edu* . Application materials may also be obtained from: Director, Graduate Studies, Department of Biology, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1 University Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63121-4499, USA. To facilitate application review, a copy of all application materials should also be sent to: Director, Graduate Studies, Department of Biology, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1 University Boulevard, St. Louis MO 63121.
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