Current Opportunities!!
Multiple graduate student positions (PhD and MS) for project examining temperature effects on organic carbon processing in forest stream networks
Our large, collaborative research group is currently recruiting five graduate students (4 PhD, 1 MS) to start work in 2017 or 2018 on a recently funded project, which seeks to understand and predict the consequences of climate warming for heterotrophic communities and processing of terrestrial organic carbon in headwater stream networks.
The Helton Lab seeks a PhD student at The University of Connecticut, advised by Dr. Ashley Helton (ashley.helton@uconn.edu). The student's project will focus on developing models of stream carbon dynamics and their response to rising temperatures at the stream reach and river network scales. The student will work closely with PIs and students at partner universites (see below) and will have opportunities to travel to field sites in North Carolina. Prior experience in GIS, simulation modeling (or a strong quantitative background), and stream or landscape ecology preferred.
Opportunities at collaborative universities include:
To apply, e-mail the faculty member with whom you are interested in working (see above), providing a 1 page description of your research interests. Please also send your CV, a recent transcript (unofficial is OK), a writing sample, and names and contact information of three references.
Multiple graduate student positions (PhD and MS) for project examining temperature effects on organic carbon processing in forest stream networks
Our large, collaborative research group is currently recruiting five graduate students (4 PhD, 1 MS) to start work in 2017 or 2018 on a recently funded project, which seeks to understand and predict the consequences of climate warming for heterotrophic communities and processing of terrestrial organic carbon in headwater stream networks.
The Helton Lab seeks a PhD student at The University of Connecticut, advised by Dr. Ashley Helton (ashley.helton@uconn.edu). The student's project will focus on developing models of stream carbon dynamics and their response to rising temperatures at the stream reach and river network scales. The student will work closely with PIs and students at partner universites (see below) and will have opportunities to travel to field sites in North Carolina. Prior experience in GIS, simulation modeling (or a strong quantitative background), and stream or landscape ecology preferred.
Opportunities at collaborative universities include:
- A PhD position at the University of Alabama, advised by Dr. Jon Benstead (http://bensteadlab.ua.edu, jbenstead@ua.edu), which will focus on responses of invertebrate food webs
- A PhD position at the University of Georgia, advised by Dr. Amy Rosemond (http://rosemondlab.ecology.uga.edu, rosemond@uga.edu), which will focus on watershed-scale carbon flux, detrital processing and stream carbon budgets
- A PhD position at Virginia Tech (advised by Dr. Erin Hotchkiss (https://sites.google.com/site/ehotchkiss/, ehotchkiss@vt.edu), which will focus on ecosystem metabolism and gas fluxes
- A MS position at Coastal Caroline University advised by Dr. Vlad Gulis (http://ww2.coastal.edu/vgulis/, vgulis@coastal.edu), which will focus on responses of aquatic fungi
To apply, e-mail the faculty member with whom you are interested in working (see above), providing a 1 page description of your research interests. Please also send your CV, a recent transcript (unofficial is OK), a writing sample, and names and contact information of three references.
Opportunities for Undergraduate Research:
Volunteers: We are always looking for students interested in helping out in the lab and field, and volunteering is a great way to get started. Please e-mail Ashley (ashley.helton@uconn.edu) for more information.
Summer Field Technicians: We usually hire summer research assistants to help with field and lab work. Look for ads posted here and on the UConn Student Jobs board.
Academic Year Technicians: We also sometimes hire research assistants to work part time during the academic year. Again, look for ads posted here and on the UConn Student Jobs board.
Independent Research Opportunities: If you are interested in a more in-depth research experience (such as independent study credit or completing an honors thesis) please e-mail Ashley (ashley.helton@uconn.edu) for more information.
Volunteers: We are always looking for students interested in helping out in the lab and field, and volunteering is a great way to get started. Please e-mail Ashley (ashley.helton@uconn.edu) for more information.
Summer Field Technicians: We usually hire summer research assistants to help with field and lab work. Look for ads posted here and on the UConn Student Jobs board.
Academic Year Technicians: We also sometimes hire research assistants to work part time during the academic year. Again, look for ads posted here and on the UConn Student Jobs board.
Independent Research Opportunities: If you are interested in a more in-depth research experience (such as independent study credit or completing an honors thesis) please e-mail Ashley (ashley.helton@uconn.edu) for more information.
Opportunities for Graduate Research
Ashley accepts graduate students through the MS and PhD programs in Natural Resources at UConn. If you want to pursue an advanced degree and think you may be interested in studying under Ashley's direction, please review her current research and scientific publications to gain a deeper understanding of the type of research her lab conducts. Students interested in pursuing a graduate degree are strongly encouraged to contact Ashley directly via an e-mail that includes why you are interested in graduate research, specifically in Ashley's lab, your resume or CV, GPA, and GRE scores.
For some additional advice on graduate school, see Questions to ask when thinking about pursuing a PhD.
Ashley accepts graduate students through the MS and PhD programs in Natural Resources at UConn. If you want to pursue an advanced degree and think you may be interested in studying under Ashley's direction, please review her current research and scientific publications to gain a deeper understanding of the type of research her lab conducts. Students interested in pursuing a graduate degree are strongly encouraged to contact Ashley directly via an e-mail that includes why you are interested in graduate research, specifically in Ashley's lab, your resume or CV, GPA, and GRE scores.
For some additional advice on graduate school, see Questions to ask when thinking about pursuing a PhD.
