Join the Dávalos Lab

The Dávalos Lab is open to motivated students at every level, from summer research experiences for High School students to fully-funded PhD in the E&E or IDPAS, and postdoctoral work for both domestic postdocs. Go to the Projects page to view current projects, or check out recent publications.

Eager to join the Dávalos Lab?

  • A sharp and quick mind cannot take the place of hard work.
  • Own your project, whether you have picked it from a range of projects available in the lab, or developed it over months of wrestling with the state of the art in ecology and evolution, it is yours to conduct.
  • You will only succeed if your project motivates you enough that you can slog through the uncertainty and frustrations of scientific work.
  • Your project answers questions that have not been asked before. You must have the determination to answer them.
  • 95% of everything is showing up. Put in the time reading, working in the lab, analyzing data, etc. to be able to carry out your project.

High School and Undergraduate students:

  • Investigate the publications and projects up and running in the lab, and find one research line that attracts you.
  • Consider why you want to join a research lab. Your motivation must come from within.

Graduate students:

How to apply