Positions

PhD student

We have a position for a PhD student starting Fall 2025. Financial support begins at $28,520 + tuition for a 9-month appointment as a teaching assistant. Suitable students should have some interests in quantitative approaches to Ecology. Potential research projects include understanding empirical patterns of predator-prey dynamics, role of animal social dynamics at the population- and community-levels, and understanding population stability with potential functions.

Applications are due Dec. 15. More information about applying can be found at https://bio.as.uky.edu/grad-program. Interested individuals should reach out to Jake (jake.ferguson@uky.edu) to discuss potential projects.