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Interest Form for Prospective PhD Students & Postdocs to the Echeverri Lab at UC Berkeley
The Echeverri Lab provides identity-minded mentorship and training and recognizes the importance of an inclusive and welcoming community in training students and postdocs. Applicants who self-identify as individuals from systemically, persistently, and historically marginalized groups in conservation science are particularly encouraged to apply. All lab members contribute to an inclusive and antiracist lab group.

Echeverri Lab graduate students and postdocs are part of the ESPM graduate program at UC Berkeley. It is a vibrant community with ~75 faculty members, and over 140 PhD students spanning across all disciplines associated with environmental sciences: from environmental history to conservation biology. Moreover, students and postdocs will also be part of the UC Berkeley Wildlife community: a research community that focuses on wildlife conservation, with many interests overlapping environmental justice, Indigenous stewardship, and wildlife policy.

The University of California Berkeley is a research-intensive university located in Berkeley, California. About 1 hour away from San Francisco, and with beautiful surroundings that include wildlife refuges, national parks, and great communities. We are 2 hours away from kayaking tours where you can find sea otters, and 5 hours away from Yosemite National Park, where you can find bears.

PhD Students
We are currently at capacity and no longer receiving applicants for Fall 2026! If you are interested in the ESPM PhD program, please take a look at other labs who might be receiving incoming PhD students. Recent changes in our funding structure mean we have to keep the lab at a smaller size until we secure funding for more students. Thank you and check back for Fall 2027!

Postdoctoral Researchers
We are always looking for prospective postdocs who want to join our lab! Unfortunately, as I write grants to hire postdocs to work on particular projects, new postdocs must come with their independent funding sources and am happy to discuss ideas for proposals. External sources include the Smith Fellows, Schmidt Science Fellowship, NSF PRFB, USDA-NIFA, Ford Fellowships, and many more. If you are an international postdoc, please check the available funding sources from your countries and eligibility to bring such fellowships to my group in California (e.g., Canada, European Union, etc) and other funders. UC Berkeley also funds postdocs through the President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, Chancellor's postdoctoral fellowship program among others. A list of postdoctoral awards for many countries in the world can be found here. We are particularly excited to recruit people with a natural science background who want to study human dimensions in their postdoc, or people with a social science background who want to study ecological dimensions. We seek independent and creative thinkers who share our values!

Email *
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Full name *
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What position are you interested in? *
Please briefly describe your timeline
When would you like to start your position?
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What aspect of the research being conducted in the Echeverri Lab most excites you, and why? (Aim for <200 words)
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Tell us about your ideas for an independent research project that you might want to take the lead on (Aim for <200 words)
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Are there funding or fellowship opportunities that you are planning to apply for (or that you would like to discuss)? 
Please list the funding sources, your eligibility, a short description of your proposal, and any other pertinent information
We encourage all applicants to apply for funding when applicable
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Describe at least two ways in which your past academic or non-academic experiences have prepared you to do research in our lab. (Aim for <200 words)
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Describe a time when you had to coordinate your own project and led to a successful outcome? (either academic or non-academic examples are welcome) *
What methods do you feel comfortable using for your research? (check- all that apply) *
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What methods would you like to learn but you have no experience with? (check all that apply) *
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Berkeley is highly committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive and belonging population for everyone. We are especially interested in applicants who are able to work effectively with students, faculty, and staff from all backgrounds, including but not limited to: racial and ethnic minorities, women, individuals who identify with 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, individuals with disabilities, individuals from lower income backgrounds, and/or first generation college graduates. Describe how your personal and professional experiences have prepared you to advance DEIB in the Echeverri Lab and at Berkeley (Aim for <200 words)
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Please upload your CV to a google drive link that we can access. Please copy and paste the link (open to everyone) here *
Thank you for taking the time to answer to our questions. We hope an awesome opportunity arises, and we are aligned in our values and goals, so you can come join our lab and hope to welcome you in our beautiful community soon!

PI Echeverri will message you back to schedule a short zoom call if we believe we have shared interests. 

Thank you! Muchas gracias!
A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.
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