Please read below before contacting me to ensure a reply.
I am currently not taking on any new students or research scientists.
Extramural funding opportunities may exist to work on lab projects, so please inquire about these specifically when posts are active.
I welcome inquiries from self-motivated and enthusiastic individuals who have a passion for biology and want to work with plants and insects related to the work we do in the lab. However, I actively engage my students and strongly encourage every lab member to develop their own research projects.
I expect lab members to take school seriously and to pursue outside funding through grant proposals, scholarships, and fellowships. This will facilitate your independence in research and enhance your training. As a lab member you will be expected to engage your fellow biologists within the department and at regional/national meetings through various formal and informal presentations and activities. One of my goals as a scientist is to continually improve my ability to communicate science to the general public, and I expect my lab members to also work toward that goal.
We are engaged in many projects both in the lab and the field. The University of California Natural Reserve System provides a unique opportunity to engage in myriad plant-insect interactions across a diversity of habitats. Lab projects related to these systems are encouraged.
If you are an undergraduate or graduate student interested in applying, please send me a resume/CV, a statement of research interests, and the names of two or three individuals who can evaluate your potential as a research scientist. If you are a postdoctoral associate looking to collaborate as a postdoctoral researcher, please send me a short cv with a specific (and detailed!) description of your research interests AND how they might integrate into the lab.
Obtaining external funding is the preferred way to fund your research and navigate academia. Although these fellowships can be difficult to achieve, here are some you should consider applying for. I am more than willing to work with you to strive to achieve success in these programs:
Undergraduate
Graduate
Postdoctoral:
I am currently not taking on any new students or research scientists.
Extramural funding opportunities may exist to work on lab projects, so please inquire about these specifically when posts are active.
I welcome inquiries from self-motivated and enthusiastic individuals who have a passion for biology and want to work with plants and insects related to the work we do in the lab. However, I actively engage my students and strongly encourage every lab member to develop their own research projects.
I expect lab members to take school seriously and to pursue outside funding through grant proposals, scholarships, and fellowships. This will facilitate your independence in research and enhance your training. As a lab member you will be expected to engage your fellow biologists within the department and at regional/national meetings through various formal and informal presentations and activities. One of my goals as a scientist is to continually improve my ability to communicate science to the general public, and I expect my lab members to also work toward that goal.
We are engaged in many projects both in the lab and the field. The University of California Natural Reserve System provides a unique opportunity to engage in myriad plant-insect interactions across a diversity of habitats. Lab projects related to these systems are encouraged.
If you are an undergraduate or graduate student interested in applying, please send me a resume/CV, a statement of research interests, and the names of two or three individuals who can evaluate your potential as a research scientist. If you are a postdoctoral associate looking to collaborate as a postdoctoral researcher, please send me a short cv with a specific (and detailed!) description of your research interests AND how they might integrate into the lab.
Obtaining external funding is the preferred way to fund your research and navigate academia. Although these fellowships can be difficult to achieve, here are some you should consider applying for. I am more than willing to work with you to strive to achieve success in these programs:
Undergraduate
- NSF funding opportunities
- National Science and Engineering Council Canada (NSERC) (for undergraduates through postdocs)
Graduate
- NSF Graduate Fellowships
- National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (DOD)
- EPA STAR Fellowship
- American Association of University Women
- Hertz Foundation
- National Academies Fellowship Office (for minorities, dissertation fellowship, and predoctoral fellowship available)
- Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
Postdoctoral:
- NSF - Postdoctoral Fellowships
- USDA Grants & Fellowships
- Marie Curie Fellowships
- Life Sciences Research Foundation
- NOAA Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
- Fulbright Scholar Program
- Human Frontier Science Program
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- BARD - The U.S./Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund
