MS, PhD Positions – Pollinator Ecology | Utah State University

The USDA-ARS Pollinating Insect Research Unit in Logan, Utah is
currently recruiting graduate students for both M.Sc. and Ph.D.
programs at Utah State University.  The PIRU is a national leader in
pollinator research focused on native and managed bees.  Located on
the Utah State University campus in beautiful northern Utah, the lab
offers opportunities for students to study a variety of topics
related to pollinators in addition to the high quality of life that
comes with living in the mountains of Utah.  Research assistantships
are available to qualified applicants and applicants are encouraged
to contact the bee lab with questions.

Research Topics of Interest

*         Laboratory and field studies to improve the management of
non-Apis bees.

*         Bee pathology including the interaction of honey bees and
native bees and the dynamics of pathogen spread as influenced by
parasites, nutrition and sublethal pesticide exposure.

*         Development of models that explain and/or predict
pollinator declines.

*         Alfalfa leafcutting bee and blue orchard bee
sustainability: environmental impacts, lethal and sublethal pesticide
effects, parasite biology and control.

*         Bumble bee biology, reproduction, foraging, and crop
pollination efficacy.

*         Bee taxonomy, systematics, biogeography, and population genetics.

Send inquiries to:
Michelle Covert, 435-797-2524;
Michelle.Covert@ars.usda.gov

James P. Strange Ph.D.
Research Entomologist
USDA-ARS
Pollinating Insect- Biology, Management, and Systematics Research Unit
Utah State University, 255 BNR
Logan, UT 84322-5310
435-797-7151
http://ars.usda.gov/main/docs.htm?docid=5609