Graduate Program in Ecology, Evolution and the Environment at the University of Notre Dame

The Program in Ecology, Evolution, and the Environment (EEE) in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame offers a wide-range of research opportunities and graduate coursework in ecology and evolutionary biology, allowing students to excel in field, laboratory, and mathematical biology.  Strengths of the program include: studies on the dynamics and divergence of populations, aquatic community and ecosystem ecology, and the impacts of global changes, including climate change, invasive species, and nutrient pollution.  Our close-knit faculty provides interdisciplinary research opportunities and excellent research mentorship.

 

Graduate Research and Teaching Assistantships are available for students wishing to pursue M.S. or Ph.D. degrees.  Competitive fellowships are available for Ph.D. students.  All students receive a generous stipend of $24,000 per year, and full tuition is provided by the Graduate School .

 

Our students take advantage of many resources at Notre Dame, including excellent laboratory facilities in the new Hank Family Center for Environmental Studies, state-of-the-art instrumentation in our Center for Environmental Science and Technology (CEST), and the University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Laboratory (UNDERC) in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  Students also are actively engaged in field studies throughout the Midwest and in Wyoming, Alaska, British Columbia, Montana, Utah, and the Caribbean.  A cluster of faculty studying infectious disease within the Department of Biological Sciences also provides students with opportunities for ecological and evolutionary scholarship.

 

Interested students are encouraged to visit our departmental website for information on the following areas of research and faculty members:

Terrestrial ecology and modeling; conservation biology, Gary E. Belovsky

Ecological and evolutionary genetics, Jeffrey L. Feder

Insect indicators: ecology, evolution, environment, Ronald A. Hellenthal

Terrestrial ecology; global change biology; biogeography, Jessica J. Hellmann

Population and evolutionary genetics; speciation; evo-devo, Hope Hollocher

Microbial ecology and bioremediation, Charles F. Kulpa

Stream ecology and plant-animal interactions, Gary A. Lamberti

Ecology of freshwater communities, invasive species, David M. Lodge

Population genetics of forest trees and insects, Jeanne Romero-Severson

Stream ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry, Jennifer L. Tank

 

To apply, see our departmental website for required submission materials or apply electronically at the Graduate School website. The application deadline for Fall 2009 admission is 5 January 2009.  Please begin your application by directly contacting faculty of interest.