Graduate Student Assistantships in Lepidoptera Research
McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum ofNatural History University of Florida
The McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity (MGCL) at the
Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH), University of Florida (UF),
is currently accepting applications from prospective students interested
in earning a Master’s or Ph.D. degree from the Department of Biology,
Entomology and Nematology Department, or other appropriate UF department,
with a research emphasis on butterflies and moths. The MGCL will
provide a Graduate Research Assistantship (stipend + tuition waiver)
to the successful candidate for a period of two years, contingent on
continuing successful progress towards their degree, starting in Fall
2024. Priority will be given to students seeking a Master’s degree.
Potential fields of Lepidoptera research include conservation, ecology,
evolution, genomics, physiology, and systematics, among others.
For application details see:
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.
Please send these materials as a single PDF file to Dr. Keith Willmott
(willmott@flmnh.ufl.edu), with the subject line “Application for
McGuire Assistantship”. The deadline for applications is 11:59 pm EST,
December 15th, 2023. Please send any questions to kwillmott@flmnh.ufl.edu
Akito Y. Kawahara
Director, Curator, and Professor
McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity
Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida
Powell Hall, 3215 Hull Road
Gainesville, FL 32611-2710 USA
Tel: 352.273.2018
Fax: 352.392.0479
Email: kawahara@flmnh.ufl.edu
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/mcgui
