Graduate Students

Are you excited about ecology or insects and want to work on a project to help improve insect management in agriculture? I typically have 2-3 students in the lab, working on their independent projects and the main limitation is funding rather than potential research ideas. I take on a new student every 1-2 years, and students are encouraged to contact me early in the academic year ahead of when they might consider entering graduate school. This is partly to determine potential overlap between your research interests and future goals and my lab’s future research program, and also because deadlines for funding through the NSF, EPA, USDA, and internal MSU funding sources are typically in November and December. See the “Lab Members“ page for a list of current students, and I suggest contacting them to learn more about life in our lab, department, and university.

Undergraduate Students

We hire undergraduate students and recent grads during the summer months to work with us at farms and research stations across Michigan, collecting data, sorting samples, and entering data.  A love of the outdoors, willingness to work in a team, and an interest in insects are all positive attributes of students for these jobs. If you are interested in applying, please contact Jackie Perkins to inquire about positions on campus, or Steve Van Timmeren for positions based in west Michigan. Job postings are often posted on MSU Handshake. 

Postdoctoral Positions

No postdoctoral positions are currently available. 

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