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The George Washington University

Salamander Speciation Genomics

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

Cari Hickerson and Carl Anthony

https://drcarlanthony.wixsite.com/anthonyhickerson

behavioral ecology of salamanders with focus on the function of biofluorescence

full tuition waiver, stipend = $11,600 for two years

Oklahoma State University

Yes, and I have funding already in hand

http://apply.interfolio.com/143528

Review of applications begins April 5 but applications will be considered until the position is filled.

Diversification and genome size evolution of salamanders

Our Integrative Biology masters and PhD program students start in Aug of each year. I can provide limited funding for projects and will work with students to obtain funding.

https://sites.gatech.edu/stroudlab/join-the-lab/

Evolutionary ecology, community ecology, invasive species, thermal physiology

Yes, and I have funding already in hand

Please get in touch with any questions! stroud@gatech.edu

University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez

https://www.uprm.edu/biology/diaz_alondra/

Tropical herps, conservation, molecular ecology, population genetics.

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

San Diego State University

https://www.kinseybrock.com

Trait evolution, urban eco-evo, behavior, phylogenetics, invasive species

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

I can only recruit PhD students interested in introduced North American wall lizard research. If this is you, feel free to reach out.

https://www.helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/vertebrate-evolution-development-and-regeneration

Ecology, Evolutionary & Developmental Biology in squamates

Yes, and I have funding already in hand

Doctoral or Postdoctoral position; Start date flexible in 2024/25; More info by email (nicolas.di-poi@helsinki.fi)

https://www.aru.ac.uk/science-and-engineering/agriculture-animal-and-environmental-sciences

Disease ecology, bioacoustics, genetics/genomics, invasive species

https://www.aru.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/animal-welfare-and-conservation

Applicants with the UK can apply for a postgraduate loan to cover fees, international students may be able to apply for a scholarship to cover fees (see here: https://www.aru.ac.uk/student-life/preparing-for-study/help-with-finances/scholarships).

Land cover classification, species at risk habitat mapping

Funded PhD in habitat mapping. Start Sept 2024 or Jan 2025

University of Arkansas - Fayetteville

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=LU4a0aEAAAAJ

Evolution, ecology, conservation

TA stipend = $20k per 9-month AY with full tuition waiver and 60% of health insurance paid. Additional opportunities for PhD fellowships and summer support. For more info and questions: mailto:dshep@uark.edu

Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Charles Darwin University

https://danedwardslab.com/

reptile taxonomy, cryptic species, population genomics

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

A grant is currently under consideration for funding this work, the results of which will be available June 2024. These funds are expected to cover all research expenses for the student. The potential student will need to complete a successful application for a PhD scholarship from CDU (either international student or Australian/New Zealand student). Co-supervision with be with Assoc. Prof. Carla Eisemberg at CDU and collaborations will be with most amphibian and reptile taxonomists in Australia.

George Washington University

https://sandykawano.weebly.com/

functional morphology, comparative biomechanics, comparative physiology, materials science

Yes, and I have funding already in hand

https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2340080&HistoricalAwards=false

I am recruiting a postdoc to start in Fall 2024 and a PhD student to start in Fall 2025 to contribute to work on my NSF CAREER grant on the comparative biomechanics of salamander locomotion. However, I am also happy to chat about potential research projects that are broadly related to the functional morphology and comparative biomechanics of locomotion and/or feeding in herps!

Museum of Natural History Berlin

Populations genetics, Phylogenomics, Speciation, biodiversity research, museomics

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

- Prospective PhD students in herpetology can be funded via local funding schemes
- Two funded positions available focused on museomics in birds

Genomics, sex chromosomes, Evo-Devo

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

https://agarner.expressions.syr.edu

Functional morphology, biomechanics, animal attachment, animal locomotion

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/people/profile/simonmaddock.html

Conservation, ecology, evolution

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

No funding currently but would assist with studentship/fellowship applications

Gecko functional ecology and biomechanics

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

Full fee waiver and ~$38k per year (fellowships and TAships) - contact me if interested!

Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrew-Crawford-2/research (lab page is down)

Genomics, comparative phylogeography, systematics, integrative taxonomy, conservation of amphibians.

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

https://www.pascaltitle.com/

phylogenetics, trait evolution, diversification, biogeography

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

University of South Dakota

http://www.chamaeleonidae.com

Comparative Biomechanics, Physiological Ecology, Functional Morphology, Physiology of Movement, Chamaeleonidae

Yes, and I have funding already in hand

Postdoctoral position on NSF CAREER award looking at thermal effects on chameleon feeding (using high-speed video, EMG & muscle physiology, with field work in southern Africa). Review of applications to begin early May 2024 and applications will be considered until the position is filled (position available starting summer/fall 2024). Official job add coming soon. Please get in touch with any questions (& for link to official add when posted)! Christopher.V.Anders@usd.edu

locomotor behavior in snakes: evolution (phylogenetic comparative methods), functional morphology, and biomechanics

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

I'll be starting a lab in July 2025; prospective PhD students who apply in fall 2024 would start during my first year

Virginia Commonwealth University

Reptile taxonomy, data science, species descriptions

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

Southeastern Louisiana University

amphibiangrowthproject.org

amphibian metamorphosis, ecology and life history biology

start date is early August 2025

University of NSW & Australian Museum

https://australian.museum/learn/collections/natural-science/herpetology/

Amphibian conservation, ecology and systematics; Citizen science

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

University of Nevada, Reno

https://www.unr.edu/nvcfwru

Population ecology, decision analysis

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

I am starting a research laboratory in the new USGS Nevada Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit in the Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences at the University of Nevada, Reno. Research will be responsive to funded projects from cooperating agencies and will support MS, PhD, and post-doc opportunities for students that are interested in applied, quantitative population ecology. I hope to have one student or post-doc studying Mojave desert tortoises starting in the fall of 2025.

https://mullinlab.weebly.com/

Behavioral and community ecology

If supported on a Teaching Assistantship, only the out-of-state tuition is waived at this time.

Eastern New Mexico University

Amphibian and reptile ecology and conservation

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

Oklahoma State University

https://integrativebiology.okstate.edu/people/faculty/475-bruce-waldman

disease ecology, social behavior

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

Oklahoma State University

Animal communication, behavioral energetics, sexual selection

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

Looking for a PhD student to work on NSF funded project on the behavioral energetics of treefrog calling. Preferably starting in January 2025. RA funding available. Apply by August 1.

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

http://www.joetownsendlab.org/

Mesoamerican herpetology; systematics, conservation, ecology

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

Limited research assistantships available; field and lab-based research opportunities in Honduras and surrounding countries

https://sites.google.com/view/robertomarquez/home

Evolutionary and developmental genetics, biogeogrpahy, systematics, natural history

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

https://drewschield.github.io/

Speciation, adaptation, sex chromosomes, evolutionary genomics

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

Evolutionary Ecology - mostly lizards and salamanders

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

Teaching Assistantships available; giery@ohio.edu

Australian National University

Evolutionary Ecology and Ecophysiology

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

There are a number of opportunities in my lab studying skinks in Australia. Open to physiological, behavioural and ecological projects. I have funding for a scholarship for those interested in quantitative ecology in reptiles

Australian National University

macroecology and evolution, phylogenetics of Australian herps

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

PhD scholarships at ANU are extremely competitive for international students. Generally need outstanding grades for both undergrad and masters, awards, publications and excellent letters of rec. Applications due in late August for an early 2025 start.

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

https://www.frogbehaviour.org/

Anuran behavioral ecology; mate choice; sexual selection

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

TA-stipend, tuition remission, health insurance

https://blogs.uakron.edu/astleylab/

Snake Locomotion, Robotics

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

Phylogenetics and biodiversity in turtles and lizards

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

https://ralphsaporito.weebly.com

Chemical ecology, aposematism, and behavior in poison frogs

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

Full tuition waiver; TA-stipend of $11,600 per 9-month AY for two years; Additional opportunities for summer funding; Fall 2025 start date

California State University, Long Beach

Behavioral ecology lab quantifying reptile responses to changing environments: urbanization, invasive species introductions, and anthropogenic wildfires

I do not have funding, but am willing to help students find/apply for financial support. Read about CSULB's grad program and funding opportunities here: https://www.csulb.edu/biological-sciences/graduate-programs

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

Fall 2024 or Fall 2025 -- Amphibian chytrid fungus experimental work; land-use/land-cover change and role of exurban development in maintenance of regional biodiversity

James Madison University

https://kelseyreider.weebly.com/

Amphibian responses to climate change; herp-mammal interactions; herp adaptations to high elevation environments

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

Grant-funded MS line for fall 2025 start; postdocs: I'm happy to help with a PRFB application, get in touch soon!

Florida International University

https://www.catenazzilab.org/

ecology, evolution, conservation, taxonomy, disease

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

https://tlandersonresearch.weebly.com/

Species interactions, phenology, population dynamics

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

Funding will come from being a teaching assistant, with full tuition waiver

thermal ecology, climate change, drought

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

NSF-Funded position (through NSF CAREER award) on the effects of drying-rewetting on wetland ionomes. MS positions start in Fall semester. GTA Fall Semesters and second Spring Semester, GRA in Spring and Summer during field work. Happy to entertain postdoc ideas that integrate into project, but would require additional funding. Full time lab manager will assist with projects.

Post Doctoral Fellow Ex/In Situ Louisiana Pinesnake Conservation

Yes, and I have funding already in hand

https://recruiting2.ultipro.com/MEM1007MEMZ/JobBoard/589ecc50-d631-48cf-b243-6b42ca5abc8a/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=c8ed3e56-ba6f-4669-a4c2-3ee2907b70b1

https://www.ln.edu.hk/scienceunit/antlau.php

population ecology, chemical ecology, invasive species

Recruiting a PhD student to work on TTX-producing microbiome in a tropical salamandrid; preferred MS holder with experience in analytical chemistry and bacterial culture; will be attending WCH, feel free to touch base by emailing antlau@LN.edu.hk

Anurans, macroevolution, locomotion, biomechanics, phylogenetic comparative methods

https://moenlab.ucr.edu/join-the-lab/

Priority applications are annually due in early December. Please contact me ASAP if you are interested, so we have time to develop research ideas prior to applying.

https://www.geckoevolution.org/

comparative genomics, sex determination, development, sex differences in aging, geckos

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

https://www.wrh.ox.ac.uk/team/antonia-weberling

comparative embryology, non-avian & avian reptiles, pre-oviposition

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

Project: Mapping of signalling dynamics driving A. sagrei pre-oviposition development
self-funded position to write M.Sc. thesis: start date: January 2025 or March 2025
M.Res. position for degree in M.Res. degree of University of Oxford: start date: October 2025 - application deadline to lab October 30th
Project: Comparative study of pre-oviposition embryogenesis in non-avian and avian reptiles
PhD project start date October 2025

https://www.depts.ttu.edu/nrm/people/faculty/faculty_pages/kerrygriffiskyle/griffis-kyle.php

Desert amphibian ecology, wildlife waters, acoustic ecology

Yes, and I have funding already in hand

Starting Fall 2025 (application deadline January 1). We are recruiting a highly motivated applicant to join our labs and to work on the acoustic ecology of desert breeding amphibians co-advised by Dr. Nancy McIntyre (Biology) and Dr. Kerry Griffis-Kyle (Natural Resources Management) at Texas Tech University.

Prospective students will be funded by a 9-month/year Biology Department Teaching Assistantship (3 years for M.S. students, 5 years for Ph.D. students) and possibly by additional graduate school fellowships with awards ranging from $2500 for 1 year to $30,000/yr for 3 years.

Please email Dr. Griffis-Kyle for the full announcement kerry.griffis-kyle@ttu.edu

Rebecca (Becca) D Tarvin

University of California, Berkeley

molecular genetics, functional genomics, amphibians, acquired chemical defenses

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

financial support will be split between teaching and research funding. start fall 2025

California State University, Northridge

https://jrobertsonlab.wordpress.com/

speciation, reproductive isolation, evolution of islands, population genomics

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

Accepting students for Fall 2025

University of California, Riverside

https://reynagalab.weebly.com

Biomechanics; Locomotion; Neuromechanics; Motor Control; Muscle Physiology and Biophysics

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

https://reynagalab.weebly.com/join.html

We are seeking individuals with a strong interest in biomechanics, physiology, or related fields. Ideal candidates will have research experience in biology, a collaborative mindset, and enthusiasm for learning. Our lab values diverse perspectives and encourages applicants from a variety of academic backgrounds, including biology and neuroscience.
If you’re excited about exploring opportunities, please reach out to Dr. Crystal Reynaga (crystal.reynaga@ucr.edu).

https://www.paluhlab.com/

Tadpole anatomy, development, evolution

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

Fully-funded MS position (2 years RA; ~$24K stipend w/ tuition waiver) to investigate anatomical and developmental variation in the keratinized mouthparts of tadpoles in response to climatic variables, water and habitat quality variation, and disease prevalence.

University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez

https://www.uprm.edu/biology/diaz_alondra/

conservation, population genetics, molecular ecology

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

We offer a funded MS program. Contact alondra.diaz@upr.edu

https://maggiehantak.weebly.com

Evolution and ecology of trait variation, color polymorphism

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

https://maggiehantak.weebly.com/opportunities.html

The position is fully-funded through a teaching assistantship

Western Connecticut State University

https://sites.wcsu.edu/pinout/

Sea Turtle epibionts and evolution; Terrapin Ecology; Snake morphology

Yes, and I have funding already in hand

https://sites.wcsu.edu/pinout/

I am seeking a MS student to work on co-evolutionary relationships of sea turtle epibionts and hosts. The NSF funded graduate student should be prepared to spend more than half their time at the Yale – Peabody Museum of Natural History where they will concentrate on sorting, identifying and photo-documenting marine turtle epibionts, primarily barnacle crustaceans. The successful candidate should have demonstrated coursework or field experience in general invertebrate zoology, and is interested in museum curation. The student will be expected to pursue a thesis focusing on barnacles and their role as epibionts. The interested candidate should be able to commute between Danbury and New Haven at least once a week, and funds to cover this commute will be provided in addition to a research stipend. Interested applicants are encouraged to email Dr. Pinou by December 15th outlining research experience and names of 3 references along with your CV. All interested candidates are encouraged to apply to the WCSU MS IBD program by December 15th: https://www.wcsu.edu/biology-msbiodiversity/.

Louise Mead, Eric Gangloff, David McLeod, Kristine Grayson, Stephanie Coster, David Miller, Sean Sterrett, Brandon Hedrick, Beth Bastiaans, Evan Grant

Michigan State Uni, Ohio Wesleyan Uni, Mary Baldwin Uni, Uni of Richmond, Penn State Uni, Monmouth Uni, Cornell Uni, SUNY Oneonta, UMass Amherst/USGS ARMI

https://sparcnet.org/home/sparcnet-ramp/

salamander ecology, physiology, morphology, population dynamics modeling, behavior, genetics, and habitat; and human dimensions associated with salamanders

https://etap.nsf.gov/award/5314/opportunity/10133

We are looking to hire 10 postbaccalaureate mentees for our NSF Research and Mentoring of Postbaccalaureates (RaMP) program. The position starts July 1, 2025 and ends June 30, 2026. There are 9 locations for this opportunity throughout the northeast and midwest United States. Starting salary is $32,500. Fully paid research and travel fund. Please see application (https://etap.nsf.gov/award/5314/opportunity/10133) and website (https://sparcnet.org/home/sparcnet-ramp/) for specific location information and eligibility requirements.

California State University, Stanislaus

email mgerson@csustan.edu

Ecology, behavior, community ecology, behavioral ecology

https://www.csustan.edu/msbiology

Apps due April 1; Tuition reimbursement for those teaching 2+ lab sections (for pay); thesis-based MS program with developmental supporting coursework; prepares students well for next steps.

Evolutionary Ecology, Molecular Ecology, Phenotypic Evolution, Phylogeography

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

http://www.myuanlab.com/contact

Full funding is available for a PhD position starting Fall 2025 (rolling deadline). PhD and MS support is also available to start Fall 2026. Please include CV with inquiries.

https://timothyclay.weebly.com

Population Biology, Life History, Ecology

https://jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id=104808

Teaching Assistant with summer funding to conduct nesting surveys and mark-recapture of Diamondback Terrapin

https://sewestrick.mystrikingly.com/

behavioral ecology and behavioral neuroendocrinology

Yes, but I do not have funding in hand; I could help with fellowship applications

starting up a new lab with poison frogs and coquí, potential teaching opportunities too