SPEED Lab Positions
Undergraduate Student Positions
I am always looking for motivated undergraduates to join the group. It would be good if you have taken at least one or two of the following courses: differential equations, linear algebra, probability/statistics, some kind of computer programming. However, a bright student who is very motivated can learn as they go.
Graduate Student Opening
I have a two-year position open for a Master's student in my group. The advertisement for the position is below:
The University of Maine in Orono currently has a two-year graduate assistantship position available for qualified applicants seeking graduate training leading to a master's degree (either an M.A. in Mathematics, or an M.S. in Ecology and Environmental Science), beginning in Fall 2008.
The relevant area of research for the position is spatial population modeling in spatiotemporally structured heterogeneous environments. This includes mathematical and computational models of populations in dynamic heterogeneous habitats. Collaboration with faculty in the School of Biology and Ecology would also be a likely part of the position, as the models will be applied to the spread of agricultural crop pests and invasive species, such as maggot flies in commercial blueberry fields and invading Asian woodwasps.
The position is part of the Spatial Population Ecological and Epidemiological Dynamics Lab group (SPEED Lab) of Dr. David Hiebeler (http://www.math.umaine.edu/faculty/hiebeler/speedlab.html). Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Dr. Hiebeler prior to their application.
Application materials should be submitted through the University's Graduate School (see http://www2.umaine.edu/graduate/article.php?id=63), and should indicate in the application that they wish to be considered for Dr. Hiebeler's SPEED Lab position.
Applicants will be considered until the position is filled. This position is restricted to U.S. citizens and permanent residents. The University of Maine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.