PhD student opportunity in burying beetle ecology Dr. Barney Luttbeg (Oklahoma State, http://zoology.okstate.edu/luttbegslab/home.html) is seeking a Ph.D. student to study the ecology and behavior of the endangered American burying beetle (*Nicrophorus americanus*). The project is part of a 3-year funded project being done in collaboration with Dr. Carmen Greenwood and Dr. Kris Giles in Entomology and Dr. Scott McMurry in Zoology. The project is primarily investigating the abiotic and biotic factors that affect the distributions of the American burying beetle. In addition, the student will have the opportunity with faculty assistance to formulate related questions about burying beetle life history strategies, reproductive behavior, or competition with other invertebrates. The Luttbeg lab focuses on questions of how individuals gather and use information in predator-prey and mate choice situations and how those informational constraints affect ecological and reproductive dynamics.
The project will require extended periods in the field in southeastern Oklahoma and working in a team of scientists. The position has three years of 1 semester and summer financial support with teaching assistantships to cover other semesters and research money. Ideally the student will already have a Master’s degree or extensive research and field experience. This position needs to be filled quickly. If interested, please send an email with a CV to Dr. Barney Luttbeg (luttbeg@okstate.edu).