FOR ADVERTISED POSITIONS:
Please follow the submission instructions included in the posting. Applicants should generally prepare a CV, cover letter, and references and send all materials to the listed Principal Investigator.
FOR GENERAL STUDENT INTEREST:
It would be best to first identify the part of GEN-FISH that most sparks your research curiosity. Are you more interested in the Fish Survey Toolkit, using eDNA to identify fish from water samples? Or would you rather work on transcriptional profiling as part of the Fish Health toolkit? There is also a team of researchers working on the social, ethical, and economic aspects of GEN-FISH, developing the Decision-Guiding Toolkit.
Once you have an idea of your research interests and how they fit into GEN-FISH, you can take a look at the Principal Investigator (PI) profiles on the Research Team section of this site. Click through and read the interests and goals of each investigator to find one (or a few) whose research interests best align with your own. Prepare your CV, a cover letter that addresses how you could contribute to the project and the PI’s research, and a list of references. Send all of these materials to the email listed for the PI, and if they are in need of a student and think you would be a good fit, they will reach out to you. In this way, applying to be a part of GEN-FISH is more about connecting with a PI than a formal application process.
It is highly recommended to contact PIs directly, but you are also welcome to reach out to our Research Coordinator through the Contact page for more assistance.