Opportunities to join the lab


Postdocs

I do not currently have funding for postdocs, but I encourage potential postdocs interested in pursuing funding together to contact me. Funding options for postdoctoral research that would enable collaboration with my group include the Spire Program and NESCent.


Graduate Students

I am currently seeking motivated and inquisitive graduate students to join the lab group. Most research in the Buckley lab will concern biogeography in changing environments, a broad and complex topic leaving lots of room for creative and interdisciplinary approaches and independent projects. Students will be encouraged to develop their own projects in collaboration with me. One focus of the lab is coupling theoretical and quantitative tools with data collection. I feel that combining multiple approaches is central to tackling questions of environmental change and a primary benefit of choosing to conduct graduate research in the Buckley lab. As such, I anticipate student projects will generally span two of the following three approaches: theory, ecoinformatic analysis, and field or lab work. My goal as a mentor is to ensure students learn how to identify interesting questions, develop feasible approaches, and process and synthesize information to address the question. While most of my research has focused on reptiles and amphibians, students seeking to ask similar questions in other systems will be encouraged to do so, particularly in collaboration with other research labs.

You may apply to my lab through the Department of Biology ( Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology or Biological and Biomedical Sciences Program) and the Curriculum in Ecology. Students interested in joining the lab are expected to apply for any fellowships for which they are eligible (e.g., National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, Environmental Protection Agency STAR Fellowship, Ford Foundation Predoctoral Diversity Fellowship). All prospective students should contact me by email. I will be requesting the following materials:

  • a curriculum vitae
  • a description of research experience
  • a description of possible graduate research topics and approaches highlighting why the Buckley lab would be a good fit for this research
  • a description of career goals

Undergraduates

There are numerous research and employment opportunities for motivated undergraduate students to both conduct independent projects and to assist in ongoing research conducted by members of the Buckley lab. Opportunities include assisting in lizard field research and lab physiology, assembling and analyzing databases, and advancing models. Interested undergraduates should contact me by email and include in their message:

  • a curriculum vitae
  • a brief statement of research interests and experience and why you would like to join the Buckley lab