State, if in the United States (otherwise, choose "NA")

Lab website (or faculty page, if no lab website)

Area(s) of interest (please keep it concise!)

Postdoc(s) - funding already in hand

Postdocs(s) - no funding in hand, but PI is willing to help with fellowship applications

For postdoc positions, please paste a link to the full ad here, if one exists

Comments, e.g. funding details, start dates, etc. (please keep it concise!)

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University of California, Berkeley

Chemical defense, evolutionary ecology, molecular biology

University of South Dakota

www.chamaeleonidae.com

Functional morphology, biomechanics, ecomorphology, functional ecology

Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico

https://barrowevobio.wixsite.com/lisabarrow

Collections-based research, biodiversity genomics, phylogeography/pop gen, host-parasite interactions

MS students guaranteed 2 yrs funding, tuition waiver, and health insurance, PhD 5 yrs through a combo of curatorial assistantships, TA, and RA. Also anticipate posting a lab tech position to start in Spring 2021, funded up to 3 yrs (salary/benefits).

The University of Texas at Austin

http://www.thekemplab.com

paleobiology, conservation, evolutionary ecology

Oklahoma State University

Animal communication, cognition, sexual selection

TA funding available, good pay per cost of living here

Katharina Wollenberg Valero

https://www.researchgate.net/lab/Odysys-lab-University-of-Hull-Katharina-C-Wollenberg-Valero

Functional & comparative Genomics. Intersection between climate stress and climate adaptation. Mostly lizards but also interested in frogs.

I'm happy to host externally funded postdocs. Contact me for updates on funded PhD positions.

jamesiwatling.wordpress.com

MS positions include two years of funding on a department graduate assistantship with 100% tuition waiver

Under construction, but see marthamunoz.com

evolution, physiology, behavior, thermoregulation, salamanders, lizards

All incoming graduate students are guaranteed five years of funding and access to internal funds to support research.

https://ralphsaporito.weebly.com

Poison frog chemical ecology and behavior

Graduate students receive full tuition waivers and stipends for their role as teaching assistants in the Biology Department. Although a small department, we have five different herpetology-minded faculty. Start date: August 2021.

Southeast Missouri State University

https://sites.google.com/site/dsiegel5151/home

reproductive biology of amphibians and reptiles

Responses to climate change, eco-physiology, eco-morphology, diversification

MSc and PhD students are provided tuition waivers and TA stipends.

https://www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/directory/dr-jason-head

Reptile paleobiology, evolution of snakes, evolutionary morphology, ecometrics

https://vtpaleobiology.wixsite.com/nesbittvtpaleo

Reptile morphology, origins of reptile groups, Mesozoic reptile, ecomorphology, paleontology

Applications due in early January, but please contact me to discuss project ideas. I have funding for a PhD through NSF CAREER.

Kennesaw State University

behavior, phylogeography, conservation

Masters position ad here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/velmtmufkhtngd1/Pierson_Lab_Ad.pdf?dl=1

http://alyciarlackey.weebly.com/

evolutionary ecology, response environmental change, sexual selection, life history

University fellowships, Fellowships for members of underrepresented groups, TAs - all of these sources of funding provide a stipend, tuition waiver, and health insurance

University of California, Merced

http://danedwardslab.com/

trait evolution, speciation, conservation genomics

evolutionary ecology, conservation genomics, genetic rescue of (mostly) ichs and herps

https://www.geckoevolution.org/index.html

Comparative genomics, development, & evolution w/special interests in sex determination & geckos

Recruiting PhD student to start in Fall 2021 (applications due fall 2020). Please contact the PI prior to applying. Thanks!

Corinne Richards-Zawacki

Amphibian disease ecology/ecoimmunology, speciation and the evolution of behavioral isolation, using new technologies to monitor amphibian communities

I am working to secure funding to recruit 1 PhD student, but that is not yet in place. I'm happy to work with applicants on applications to NSF's Graduate Research Fellowship Program.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

https://tlandersonresearch.weebly.com/

amphibian community ecology (predator-prey, competition), phenology, phenotypic plasticity

Projects could be experimental, field-based or purely quantitative

https://www.bio.purdue.edu/lab/searle/

Recruiting Ph.D. students for fall 2021- applications due Dec 2020. Please contact PI prior to applying. Tuition waiver and stipend provided for all students.

University of Central Arkansas

Lizard physiological ecology and evolution

University of Texas at Austin

Amphibian evolution and systematics

The George Washington University

Systematics, Biogeography, and Speciation

Deadline at GW is 1 December

University of Tennessee of Chattanooga

https://www.utc.edu/biology-geology-environmental-science/index.php

Amphibian and Reptile Conservation

Oklahoma State University

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

Disease ecology, immunogenetics, behavioral ecology

Oklahoma State University

Genomics, Adaptive Radiation, Speciation, Landscape Genetics, Ecologically Relevant Phenotypes, Pop Gen

My lab in Integrative Biology at Oklahoma State University officially starts in January 2021, and I am looking for graduate students and postdocs for fall 2021. Please get in touch!

http://faculty.salisbury.edu/~ebliebgold/welcome.html

Endangered Spotted Turtle and Eastern Tiger Salamander population dynamics and ecology

Oklahoma State University

https://elizabethmccullagh.wordpress.com/

sound localization, brainstem, neuroscience

email elizabeth.mccullagh@okstate.edu with interest.

http://www.jcsantosresearch.org/

Molecular Ecology, Chemical Defense, Climate Change, Tropical Biology

SJU provides fellowship support for admitted PhD students, most of our graduate students are international. I am looking for students who have interests in amphibians and lizards with emphasis in the Neotropics. A bioinformatics background is a plus.

Looking for a student to start Fall 2021.

http://shaimeirilab.weebly.com/

macroecology, biogeography

https://zuckerman-scholars.org/ourprograms/postdoc-program/

contact me: uncshai@tauex.tau.ac.il

Virginia Commonwealth University

http://people.vcu.edu/~uetz/

Reptile taxonomy and data science; (automated) data curation. Specific taxonomic groups negotiable.

Master's and PhD students may have to apply for VCU's MSc and PhD programs unless obtaining degree from a different institution.

Florida International University

https://www.catenazzilab.org/

Conservation biology, disease ecology, biodiversity

Deadline PhD applications Jan 5. TAs include salary, health insurance, tuition waiver. Recruiting 1 PhD for NSF-funded project for 2 years of field work in South America.

Under construction, but for now see https://faculty.sites.iastate.edu/fjanzen/

Evolutionary ecology, phenotypic selection, evolutionary genetics, conservation, sex determination, climate change, reptiles

Please initiate email correspondence for details!

Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz

https://tropicalherpetology.wixsite.com/laboratory

Amphibian and reptile ecology, taxonomy, morphology, ecophysiology, ecotoxicology and movement biology

Two graduate courses (Master and PhD) will open positions soon and enroll new students to begin their studies in February/March 2021 (Ecology: https://en.ecologiauesc.com/ and Zoology: http://nbcgib.uesc.br/ppgzoologia/). Scholarships are available.

www.jamesuvandyke.com

Reproductive physiology, evolution, and ecology of turtles and squamates

I am currently limited to considering Australian PhD students due to COVID restrictions on both funding and immigration in Australia. I hope that this changes soon.

Eastern Kentucky University

https://richterlab.weebly.com

amphibian and reptile ecology, conservation, and management

funding, start dates, and other logistics vary by project

Nanjing Forestry University

https://amaelborzee.com/

Behavioural ecology and conservation in relation with agricultural landscapes

George Washington University

https://sandykawano.weebly.com/

comparative biomechanics, functional morphology, locomotion, evolution of bone mechanics

Info about applying: https://sandykawano.weebly.com/join.html.

Antioch University New England

https://www.antioch.edu/new-england/faculty/lisabeth-willey/

Ecology and conservation of amphibians and reptiles in the northeastern US; freshwater turtle conservation; broad-scale conservation planning

https://meredithholgerson.wordpress.com/

Food webs, pond-breeding amphibians, community + ecosystem dynamics

Application due 12/1 for PhD program; please contact me in advance to discuss research interests.

CIBIO-InBIO University of Porto

https://miguelcarretero.wixsite.com/funcbio

Functional ecology, ecophysiology, behavour, genomics

https://miguelcarretero.wixsite.com/funcbio/positions

Eastern Kentucky University

https://mottlab.weebly.com/

Amphibian ecology, biogeography

EKU M.S. Biology program info: https://biology.eku.edu/master-science-biology

https://rollinson.eeb.utoronto.ca/

Start May 2021. Working and living in Algonquin Park, at the Wildlife Research Station during the field season (https://www.algonquinwrs.ca/). Long-term monitoring and evolutionary ecology of spotted salamanders.

I am looking for a student who is motivated, imaginative, and who will take the initiative. Please send me an email explaining your interests and background, along with your CV, a writing sample, and an (unofficial) transcript.

Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Evolutionary ecology, metacommuity dynamics, macroevolution

I advise in two graduate programs, so have a look at their websites for more information https://ppgbioanimal.ufms.br/mestrado/ and https://ppgec.ufms.br/selective-process/

http://www2.clarku.edu/faculty/pbergmann/

Evolutionary functional morphology, biomechanics, locomotion, comparative method, ecological and evolutionary perspectives to biomechanics, evolution of snake-like forms.

Start Fall 2021, guaranteed TA support for 5 years, application deadline: Jan 15.

http://campus.murraystate.edu/academic/faculty/hwhiteman/index.shtml

Ecology, Evolution, Conservation

https://freshwater-science.org/job-posting/postdoctoral-research-associate-ecology-evolution-and-conservation

University of South Florida

Evolutionary genomics, adaptation, venom

http://www.naturalhistory.com.br/

Amphibian Conservation and Natural History

https://fapesp.br/en/postdoc

Amphibians and Reptiles Biology

DBT-NER/AAB/64/2017, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India

http://hbateman.faculty.asu.edu/

Urban socio-ecology of rattlesnake removals, partner social scientists and CAP LTER

Unfunded (no unit-level support), can apply for summer grants, PI and collaborators will have grant pending

Nanjing Forestry University

https://www.researchgate.net/lab/Laboratory-for-Amphibian-Systematic-and-Evolutionary-Research-LASER-Christophe-Dufresnes

Next-generation phylogeography of Eurasian amphibians

Applicants may start in early 2021 (ideally before the fieldwork season). Please contact Christophe.Dufresnes@hotmail.fr

University of California, Riverside

www.biomechanics.ucr.edu

Biomechanics, functional ecology, physiology

Our lab studies lizards (mostly geckos) and rattlesnakes in several countries. We combine laboratory studies with field work.

https://www.amphibianatic.com/

Natural History, Biofluoresence, Behavior, Ecology, Conservation

University of Texas at Arlington

Tennessee State University

https://wbsutton.wordpress.com/

herpetology, disease ecology, wildlife ecology, biometry

https://stockerm.wixsite.com/stockervtpaleo

morphology, paleobiology, convergent evolution, ecomorphology

Applications due in early January; please contact me early to discuss project ideas. I am happy to work with applicants for NSF GRFP submission.

https://www.bio.fsu.edu/faculty.php?faculty-id=emlemmon

evolution, speciation, phylogenomics, behavioral ecology, genomics

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

Spatial ecology, biogeography, ecological niche modelling, remote sensing, GIS

https://www.uwyo.edu/esm/faculty-and-staff/melanie-murphy/ (new website under construction)

Distribution and connectivity of species of conservation concern in changing landscapes. Areas include: Landscape ecology, landscape genetics, conservation biology, eDNA, biodiversity, pond breeding amphibians

https://uwyo.taleo.net/careersection/00_ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=20000715&tz=GMT-07%3A00&tzname=PST8PDT

I am recruiting at least one student for fall, potentially more. Research opportunities include: eDNA monitoring, wetland biodiversity, functional connectivity, and conservation of endangered species. PhD student would be part of Program in Ecology. Please contact me for more information. I am also open to working with potential students on fellowship applications if they have their own specific research interests that fall under my research group umbrella. Please contact me at melanie.murphy@uwyo.edu.

http://sites01.lsu.edu/faculty/austinlab/

Genomics, phylogenetics, systematics, taxonomy

https://olemiss.edu/resetaritslab/

The Resetarits Lab (http://www.olemiss.edu/resetaritslab/) at The University of Mississippi anticipates 2-3 openings for Spring or Fall 2021 for highly qualified PhD. students as Doherty Research Assistants in Freshwater Biology. These are 12 month Research Assistantships in the Department of Biology and the Center for Water and Wetlands Resources, providing full 5 years of support. Current stipend is 28-30k/year, with health insurance, and full tuition remission.

University of Texas at Austin

https://sites.cns.utexas.edu/hillislab/home

Speciation, phylogenetics, species delimitation, genomics

https://mullinlab.weebly.com/

behavioral and community ecology

prior experience in field settings preferred.

Genomics, eco physiology, disease, phylogeography, taxonomy, biodiversity sciences.

International fellowships available.

http://tuberville.srel.uga.edu/

Gopher tortoise spatial/behavioral ecology

PhD (preferred but must already have MS) or M.S. position in UGA's Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. Position is dependent on candidate successfully competing for a graduate fellowship. Fieldwork at Archbold Biological Station, FL, may begin as soon as Jan 2021 via a Tortoise Conservation/Data Science research internship co-supervised by Dr. Betsie Rothermel.

George Mason University

Evolutionary biology, conservation genetics, herpetology

GTAs potentially available. Fully funded PhD position in molecular biology

https://www.emporia.edu/department-liberal-arts-sciences/biological-sciences-department/about/faculty-staff/alexis-powell/

Conservation and Evolution

GRA or GTA funding sometimes available

Research Institute for the Environment and Livelhoods, Charwin University

https://www.cdu.edu.au/riel

Fire ecology; ecology and management of tropical savannas

We have a scholarship for an international student that covers both tuition fees and a stipend. For further information please contact alan.andersen@cdu.edu.au

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

https://www.frogbehaviour.org

animal communication (acoustic, multimodal), sexual selection, Anura

CUNY-NYC College of Technology

https://sites.google.com/site/christopherblairphd/home

Genomics, systematics, phylogeography, species delimitation

https://evol.mcmaster.ca/~brian/evoldir/PostDocs/NewYorkCityC.EvolutionaryGenomics

Start date negotiable. Also willing to consider PhD students with funding.

http://www.cef-cfr.ca/index.php?n=Membres.MarcJMazerolle

conservation biology; population dynamics; occupancy; road ecology

Fully funded PhD position available to start in January or May 2021 - on trophic cascades involving amphibians, reptiles, birds and arthropods

http://neumanleelab.weebly.com/people.html

Ecophysiology, ecoimmunology

University of British Columbia

https://www.zoology.ubc.ca/person/duncan-leitch

Katharina Wollenberg Valero

https://www.researchgate.net/lab/Odysys-lab-University-of-Hull-Katharina-C-Wollenberg-Valero

Climate change genomics

Update: I will be recruiting for a funded PhD position via the NERC Panorama DTP. Includes tuition support for UK+international students, but salary only for UK students. includes bench fees, position is for 4 years. https://panorama-dtp.ac.uk/

Western Connecticut State University

https://sites.wcsu.edu/pinout/pinou-lab-opportunities/

Snake ecology, evolution, and systematics

There are funds to support sea turtle work also, as well as teaching training fellowships

https://www.uvm.edu/rsenr/profiles/brittany-mosher

Amphibian disease ecology

https://www.uvm.edu/rsenr/graduate_assistantships_and_fellowships

Western Kentucky University

http://people.wku.edu/jarrett.johnson/

Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation of Amphibians

Teaching Assistantship, August 2021 start date