The McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity is seeking a highly motivated undergraduate student with a particular interest in systematic biology to take part in an NSF-funded research project on the systematics of Neotropical butterflies. The student will gain experience in taxonomic methods, collections curation, comparative morphological and molecular study, phylogenetic analysis and potential co-authorship in a resulting publication.
The student will spend the equivalent of 8 weeks full-time working on the project between June-December 2012, with hours somewhat flexible, and will receive a stipend. The project will take place at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. The student must be a citizen or permanent resident of the USA and enrolled as an undergraduate student at a US institution throughout the period of the project (although not necessarily registered for classes).
For application details and further information visit http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/butterflies/neotropica/reu2012.html