Opportunities

Page last updated April 30, 2008.

For prospective graduate students/posdoctoral candidates

General Information

Prospective graduate students are encouraged to peruse the research pages on the lab web site for an overview of current research projects. Our lab group is diverse, but we share a common theme of asking ecological questions in a spatial context.  We study spatial heterogeneity, its causes and how it affects a variety of different ecological responses, often at broad scales. Students often employ both empirical (largely field-based) and modeling approaches in their research, and publication in the peer-reviewed literature is expected. We have a collaborative, congenial and very interactive group of students, postdocs, and undergrads in the lab. Feel free to read the comments from former lab members on our "Lab Legacies" page.

For fall 2008, I expect to accept one or two PhD (or MS/PhD) students. I do not anticipate accepting any students who seek only a MS.  Areas where I anticipate ongoing funding include: (1) vegetation, disturbance, climate and ecosystem processes in the Greater Yellowstone Area; (2) land-water interactions in Wisconsin landscapes, in conjunction with the North Temperate Lakes LTER program; and (3) and interactions between climate and land-use change in the Southern Appalachians, in conjunction with the Coweeta LTER program. Several proposals are pending, and their status will influence the areas of emphasis that will best match the current research directions in the lab.

Prospective students are also welcome to email Professor Turner directly and as well as to contact current or former students with questions.  Please also see the web pages for the Zoology Department, Madison Ecology Group, and The UW Graduate School.

Undergraduate independent study projects for credit

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Undergraduate student hourly positions

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