<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, Oct 18, 2022 at 3:36 PM<br>Subject: PhD position in Plant Evolutionary Ecology lab<br>To: <br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div id="m_-7633684368296826890gmail-:19m" style="direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:0.875rem;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div id="m_-7633684368296826890gmail-:19c" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;overflow:hidden"><div dir="ltr"><span id="m_-7633684368296826890m_-2105653735948512688gmail-docs-internal-guid-7a8fd08b-7fff-5f24-a6a3-358d90b4c18e"><div><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></div><div>--<br><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><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><b style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">P</span></b><b style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">h.D. position in Plant Evolutionary Ecology</span></b></div><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"><div><span style="font-size:12pt">Department of Plant and Microbial Biology</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;text-align:center">North Carolina State University</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;text-align:center"><br></span></div><div><span id="m_-7633684368296826890m_-2105653735948512688m_4427001701466767233gmail-docs-internal-guid-d4c58ab0-7fff-fe67-446e-aa3a0c783cfb"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sheth plant evolutionary ecology lab</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> in the</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> <a href="https://cals.ncsu.edu/plant-and-microbial-biology/" target="_blank">Department of Plant and Microbial Biology</a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> at</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> North Carolina State University</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (Raleigh, NC) invites applications for 1-2 Ph.D. students beginning in Fall 2023. We combine field, greenhouse, and growth chamber experiments, demographic modeling, and quantitative genetics to </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">examine constraints to adaptation to climate across species geographic ranges. 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. We value the safety of all team members in the lab and field. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Students will be funded through a combination of teaching assistantships and research assistantships associated with one of two collaborative, NSF-funded projects examining eco-evolutionary responses to climate change. Both projects involve large-scale quantitative genetic field experiments that are latitudinally arrayed: one with the annual legume </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Chamaecrista fasciculata</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> in the eastern United States, and the other with the perennial herb </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mimulus cardinalis</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> in the western United States. Please see <a href="http://www.seemasheth.weebly.com/research" target="_blank">www.seemasheth.weebly.com/research</a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> for descriptions of both projects.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NCSU and the Research Triangle </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">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><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To apply</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Prospective graduate students should apply to the </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Plant Biology Graduate Program</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Before submitting a formal application (</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">due January 15</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">), please send the following information to Dr. Sheth at <a href="mailto:ssheth3@ncsu.edu" target="_blank">ssheth3@ncsu.edu</a> no later than </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">December 1</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">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></p></span></div></span></span></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div id="m_-7633684368296826890gmail-:3fw" style="font-size:0.875rem;margin:15px 0px;clear:both;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></div></div>
</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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