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Posted 13 Nov 2025
University of Central Florida: Graduate Positions in Systematics, Phylogenomics, and Coevolution
The Sosa-Calvo Lab at the University of Central Florida (UCF) is recruiting motivated graduate students to explore the systematics and evolution of Hymenoptera, with a special emphasis on ants. Our lab integrates fieldwork, molecular systematics, and evolutionary biology to study how insects diversify and interact with their fungal and other microbial partners.
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Posted 13 Nov 2025
University of Nebraska-Lincoln: PhD Students to begin Fall 2026
Core research areas will include molecular systematics (e.g., DNA barcoding & UCEs) and taxonomy of parasitic Hymenoptera, especially those in gall systems. Graduate students in the lab will gain extensive experience in practical taxonomy, next-generation molecular phylogenetics, and insect collections.
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