Title: Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Plant-Insect Interactions summer
2010
Full-time summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) opportunity
studying plant-herbivore interactions and
population dynamics in an
agricultural weed. Research involves a combination of greenhouse/lab and
field experiments in the
vicinity of
Florida State University in Tallahassee. Likely topics for REU
independent projects include the evolution of induced resistance to herbivory
and the effect of spatial
distributions of damage on plant responses.
Research will occur May-September 2010. Dates somewhat flexible, but experience
involves at least 10 weeks of full time (40-45 hours/week) work. Generous
stipend plus allowance for travel and housing expenses.
This research is a collaboration between Stacey Halpern (Pacific
University), Nora Underwood (Florida State University), and Brian Inouye
(Florida State University). Applications are due Feb 15. Please see full ad at
for additional information.
We strongly encourage applications from women, students of color, first
generation college students, and other underrepresented groups, and are
partnering with SEEDS (a program of the
Ecological Society of America)
to further support underrepresented students who work with us.