<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Seema Sheth</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:ssheth3@ncsu.edu">ssheth3@ncsu.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 10:48 AM<br>Subject: PhD position in plant evolutionary ecology lab<br>To: <br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Dear colleagues,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in">We are recruiting a Ph.D. student to join our evolutionary ecology lab at NC State. Please forward this to any interested candidates!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><br>Thanks,<br>Seema</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">--</span><br style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"></p><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Seema Sheth (she/her)</span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Assistant Professor</span></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Department of Plant and Microbial Biology<br>North Carolina State University</font><br></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><a href="http://seemasheth.weebly.com/" target="_blank">seemasheth.weebly.com</a> </font></div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">The Sheth evolutionary ecology
lab invites applications for a Ph.D. position beginning in Fall 2022. We study the
ecological and evolutionary processes underlying species climatic niches and
geographic ranges, with the aim of understanding evolutionary and plastic
responses to climatic changes. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Primarily using monkeyflowers (historically treated in
the genus <i>Mimulus</i>) as a model system,
w</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">e combine field, greenhouse, and growth
chamber experiments, quantitative genetics, and comparative analyses to </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">examine constraints to adaptation in plant populations, species, and communities.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">NC State’s Department of Plant and
Microbial Biology offers a highly-rated research environment and is situated in
a collaborative and scientifically stimulating atmosphere in the Research Triangle,
with both UNC Chapel Hill and Duke University nearby. There is a vibrant and
growing community of ecologists and evolutionary biologists spread across
multiple departments on campus, including Applied Ecology, Biological Sciences,
Entomology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Environmental Resources, Soil and
Crop Sciences, and Biochemistry, among others. Raleigh is a lively yet
affordable city with a high standard of living, and its surroundings offer
numerous recreational activities.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">We are looking for a highly motivated
student with a keen interest in plant evolutionary ecology with an emphasis on
large-scale quantitative genetic field experiments. Thesis projects can be tied
into ongoing research in the lab or developed according to mutual interests. Interested
students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with our research and publications
at </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="http://www.seemasheth.weebly.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">www.seemasheth.weebly.com</a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">. We strive to foster an inclusive environment where people from all
backgrounds are respected and we especially welcome applicants from groups that
have historically been underrepresented or excluded.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">TO APPLY</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">: <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Graduate
students should apply to the </span></span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Plant Biology Graduate Program</span></b><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, and are
typically funded through a combination of teaching and research assistantships</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"> Before submitting a formal
application (<b>due January 15</b>), please send the following information to
Dr. Sheth at <a href="mailto:Seema_Sheth@ncsu.edu" target="_blank">Seema_Sheth@ncsu.edu</a> no later than <b>December 1</b>: </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">1) CV; and 2) a statement of your academic background and previous research
experience, current research interests, and why you want to join the lab. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>

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</div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Jason (Jay) Sexton</span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">(he/him/his)<br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Associate Professor</span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Chair, UCM Senate Committee on Research</span></font></span></font></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Department of Life and Environmental Sciences<br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">University of California, Merced<br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">231 Science and Engineering Building 1<br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:jsexton2@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">jsexton2@ucmerced.edu</a><br><a href="http://sextonlab.ucmerced.edu/" target="_blank">http://sextonlab.ucmerced.edu/</a><br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><br><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">


















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