Current Available Opportunities
PhD Position on Animal and Forest Ecosystem Phenology: A study on how understory forest phenology impacts seasonal shifts in mammal and bird communities over broad scales. Currently accepting applications. Please see the link to the position for further details. Link to position details
For Prospective Graduate Students
Before contacting our lab, please read the guidance from our department regarding the application process (link). When positions become available in our lab, we will usually post them on this “Opportunities” page.
Our department requires us to have dedicated research funds to bring on graduate students. Teaching assistantships are hard to come by for our department, and as such, most students in our lab are supported by research assistantships. In short, this means that we can only recruit graduate students when there is associated grant funding (minimum of 3 Years of RA support for PhD; 1.5 years for MSc). I am always happy to chat about ideas for fellowship opportunities that the applicant would be applying for independently (e.g., NSF GRFP). We do not require GREs.
Advertised graduate student or post-doc positions are listed above. However, if you are interested in exploring the possibility of joining the Zuckerberg Lab through other opportunities (e.g. independent fellowship), please start the conversation by sending the following materials to Dr. Zuckerberg (bzuckerberg [at] wisc.edu), but please know that positions are contingent on acquiring research funding and my response time can vary:
1. A well-crafted cover letter explaining your interest in the lab and career goals.
2. A writing sample (e.g., research paper, report, class project).
3. A CV summarizing your work and academic experience.
I would also encourage you to read the following guidelines when applying for graduate school: Advice on Applying to Graduate School in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
For Undergraduate Opportunities
We are always looking for dedicated undergraduate students to work in the lab. Our intent is to always pay undergraduate assistants. Consequently, whether we can offer a position usually reflects whether we have funds to pay for student help and the availability of a lead graduate student or postdoc to serve as a co-mentor.
If you are interested in joining the lab, feel free to send the following documents, but know that response time can vary:
1. A well-crafted statement explaining your interest in the lab.
2. An optional writing sample (e.g., research paper, report, class project).
3. A resume summarizing your work and academic experience.