My research depends on a highly collaborative network of colleagues, students, and postdocs. However, admitting new trainees primarily relies on external grant funding. These funded opportunities will advertise here when available. I can also admit students through competitive internal or external fellowships. If interested in fellowship opportunities, contact me with a brief (1-2 paragraph) but specific research pitch along with a resume.
Why Illinois? We’re a global research university with world-class resources, from computing to molecular sequencing to natural history collections. Our expertise in ecology and the environmental sciences spans my home department and across campus to the Illinois Natural History Survey. Opportunities for field research in ecology are supported by our local, university-managed natural areas and at biological stations throughout the state, including the forests and large rivers of southern Illinois.
The twin cities of Urbana and Champaign are a great place to live, offering arts and music, Big Ten athletics, excellent food, and easy mass transit and biking. Outdoor opportunities include prairies and forests in town, the university’s expansive Allerton Park, the many forest preserves of Champaign County, and our nearby National Scenic River, the Middle Fork of the Vermilion. Chicago, Indianapolis, and St. Louis are each 2-3 hours away, with travel supported by local airports and frequent Amtrak service.