I am currently looking for motivated and enthusiastic graduate students to join the lab to pursue either a Masters or a Doctoral degree in the CU Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology or the Museum & Field Studies Program. As curator of vertebrates in the CU Museum of Natural History, I primarily work with mammals and other vertebrate groups, but encourage students to pursue research ideas related to mine on any taxonomic group. Please see my research and publications for specifics on my research interests.
       I think success in graduate school is dependent on both developed skills and intangibles. Some necessary skills are logical thinking, quantitative ability, intellectual creativity, hard work, and independence. Intangibles include excitement about biology, dogged determination, and taking joy from biological beauty.
       Support is available in the form of fellowships and teaching, curatorial and research assistantships, but all students applying to work with me are encouraged to apply for outside funding. Two options are NSF pre-doctoral fellowships and EPA STARR fellowships.    
       If interested, please email me a CV including GPA (graduate & undergraduate) and GRE scores (precentiles), a brief statement of research interests & academic goals (1 page), and contact information for three references. Competition for graduate positions in my lab is keen, for instance in 2008 there were 40 applicants for 2 positions. Therefore, departmental minimums (GPA > 3.0 and GRE precentiles > 70) are required, but successful applicants tend to have higher qualifications. The EEB application deadline is Dec. 31st, for more information visit the EEB Graduate Program . The MFS deadline is Jan. 15th, for more information visit the MFS Graduate Program. There is also special funding for a weekend visit and graduate application training for interested applicants from underrepresented groups in the sciences, see the Colorado Advantage program, and the deadline for that program is Sept. 19th.

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