Prospective graduate students (not accepting 2023)

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  • Prospective graduate students: we are not accepting students in 2023 (we have 4 graduate students already). For the future, we admit students to the University of Oregon who wish to start their graduate programs through the Institute of Ecology and Evolution. ​
  • We do not require prospectives to have a strongly quantitative background, only enthusiasm and willingness to learn.
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  • If you are interested in joining the lab as a graduate student please email PI Ponisio:
  • 1) Your cv, including you past research projects (REU, field technician, honors thesis, etc. ) and your role in them, any awards, grants, publication and presentations 
    2) A summary of your research interests and how they fit with the Ponisio lab
 
  • We evaluate applicants based on research interest fit,  academic preparation, scholarly potential, contributions to diversity/equity/inclusion.  
  • Very competitive candidates for the institute and lab will rant "high" in the below rubric (except with "alignment with program" fitting our lab mission/training specifically). 
  • Check out Sarah Cooley's excellent page on tips for applying to graduate school for additional advise​

Prospective postdocs

Prospective post docs should consider applying to the USDA NIFA postdoc fellowship, NSF's Biology post-doctoral fellowships, McDonnell Foundation's complex systems post-doctoral fellowship or the Smith Fellows in conservation research.  We are committed to actively recruiting students and postdocs from underrepresented groups in STEM fields, both within the U.S. and internationally. ​

Visiting scholars

Please contact PI Ponisio if you are interesting in submitting a fellowship application to visit the lab. We have hosted FAPESP and CONCIET scholars and are exciting to host additional visiting students and postdocs (for example from Fulbright etc. )