Note to prospective graduate students

Note: I have moved to the University of Sherbrooke as of Jan. 2011.
I am currently looking for motivated and enthusiastic graduate students to join the lab either as M.Sc. or Ph.D. candidates. At the present time, I am especially interested in students excited about working on experimental studies of plant ecological and community genetics. The interface of ecology and evolution is a particularly active and exciting area of research. Building on previous studies, particular questions of interest are: (1) to what extent does environmental heterogeneity maintain genetic diversity in dandelion populations?; (2) does intraspecific genetic variation promote species coexistence?; (3) what are the relative roles of species turnover, phenotypic plasticity, and adaptive evolution in creating a match between environmental conditions and functional traits in plant communities?; (4) does species diversity constrain local adaptation within populations to abiotic conditions? My research is described in more detail here and in my publications. I am happy to work with graduate students on developing projects closely related to my own research, and also on projects in different systems of particular interest to the student, if appropriate.

As a graduate student you would join a growing and active lab, as well as an exceptional community of researchers and teachers in ecology and evolution at the University of Sherbrooke.

All eligible students should apply for NSERC Graduate Scholarships (internal university deadline usually in October), or other available graduate scholarships.