U Minnesota. Evolutionary Biology

The Brandvain lab at the University of Minnesota " Twin Cities is
recruiting graduate students. We are particularly interested in students
who hope to blend theory and data and to bridge micro and
macro-evolutionary  scales in aims of understanding plant diversity, and
who thrive on stretching their mathematical, statistical, and computational
skills to conduct creative and rigorous approaches to evolutionary
questions.

Students can expect to generate and analyze population genomic and
phylogenomic data sets, develop novel theoretical approaches, and interact
with a strong and diverse community of evolutionary geneticists at the
University of Minnesota, while developing an independent research program.
The University of Minnesota is an excellent place to conduct research
in plant evolutionary genetics and genomics, with numerous groups
adjacent in idea-space  (Goldberg, Cavender-Bares, Tiffin, Moeller,
McGaugh, Springer, R. Shaw, Weiblen, May, Snell-Rood, Morrell, Hirsch�)
to provide a strong, supportive, and integrative training environment. See
https://www.cbs.umn.edu/explore/departments/plantbio/faculty-research/faculty-directory
and
https://www.cbs.umn.edu/explore/departments/eeb/faculty-research/directory
for faculty in Minnesota's plant bio and eeb programs, respectively).

The University of Minneapolis is located in the Twin Cities, providing
opportunities of BOTH  the big city (sports [GO LYNX!!!!!], music, culture,
food � ), and the outdoors (we're surrounded by lakes, rivers, and
wildness).

Interested students should contact Yaniv ( ybrandvain At gmail DOT com )
with a CV (including research experience and outcomes, as well as a
description of relevant coursework in biology and math / stats /
computation, and gpa) and a short description of their interests and why
UMN would be a good fit for them. Yaniv will support enthusiastic students
in developing their ideas for an NSF GRFP, and in preparing their
application to the department of plant biology or ecology and evolution at
the University of Minnesota. The Brandvain lab is committed to  increasing
 diversity in our scientific community and therefore encourages
applications from diverse students with related scientific  interests.

for more information visit "

the brandvain lab website --  http://brandvainlab.wordpress.com/
the UMN-pBio grad group site
https://www.cbs.umn.edu/explore/departments/plantbio/gradprog
& the UMN-eeb grad group site
https://www.cbs.umn.edu/explore/departments/eeb/graduate/future-eeb-graduate-students

or contact Yaniv

ybrandvain@gmail.com