Question Seeking a master's student to study soil arthropod diversity in California

For 2025, we seek a master’s student to collaborate on a California Institute for Biodiversity supported project investigating the soil arthropod diversity in California.
This project seeks to discover and document arthropod diversity of shallow subterranean habitats (SSH) in California, accomplishing the following objectives: (1) survey subterranean arthropods in unexplored soil/MSS habitats of California, (2) deposit thousands of specimens of arthropods in museums, and (3) share data online in repositories that follow F.A.I.R. standards (data will be free, accessible, interoperable, and reusable). More about the sampling methodology is here: Harrison et al. 2024: doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.49.128521 ).Opportunities are also available to study the taxonomy and systematics of millipedes, including local Californian species. We provide competitive pay with a graduate research assistantship of $34k plus tuition and benefits. A start date in the Spring 2025 semester is preferred. More details here: millipedes.ento.vt.edu/graduate-students/ /////////////////////////////////////////   Paul Marek
Associate Professor
Department of Entomology
Virginia Tech
220 Ag Quad Ln
Latham 503
Blacksburg, Virginia
millipedes.ento.vt.edu/
(540) 231-5653

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