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Hear from 11 recipients of our R. C. Lewontin Early Awards in this weekly virtual seminar series organized by the Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC). Student speakers present their research in a seminar-style format on Mondays from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Eastern via Zoom. Our first speaker on March 4 will be Robin Waterman of Michigan State University. Join the seminar here. We hope to see you there!

The SSE GSAC is looking for three new council members to join our 2024 cohort!

The GSAC represents student and postdoc interests to the SSE Council and facilitates interaction among students and postdocs, and between students, postdocs, and mentors. Our goal is to be a source of information for students and postdocs during their graduate school career and as they make career transitions, and to provide an early-career perspective to the rest of the SSE council. For example, recently we took a leading role in putting on the successful virtual International Symposia Series and the SSE Caregiver Award.

GSAC members must be graduate students at the time of application and members of SSE. (Learn more about how to join.) Applicants should be organized, possess leadership skills, and be interested in working with SSE Council and members to contribute to the Society. Many more details about our activities throughout the year can be found in our GSAC blog post on the SSE Community Blog. 

We strongly encourage those with non-traditional pathways to graduate school, those from non-R1 universities, and those from outside the United States to apply. GSAC is also committed to diverse representation, and we encourage applicants from historically excluded ethnic, gender, and socio-economic backgrounds. 

Visit the GSAC webpage for more information about how to apply. Deadline: July 26, 2023 (any time zone)

Welcome to Jill and Susu, incoming GSAC members!

We are thrilled to welcome Jill Syrotchen and Haosu (Susu) Cong as members of the 2023 cohort of the Graduate Student Advisory Council (GSAC). Jill is a PhD student in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology department at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. She uses the Mimulus system to investigate phenotypic plasticity and local adaptation with a combination of quantitative genetic, genomic, and field experiments. Susu is a PhD candidate at Michigan State University, where he studies the evolution of sexual dimorphic mating signals in Drosophila species. Their term will begin on January 1, 2023. 

The SSE Graduate Student Advisory Council (GSAC) is looking for two new council members for the upcoming year!

The GSAC represents student and postdoc interests to the SSE Council and facilitates interaction among students and postdocs, and between students, postdocs, and mentors. Our goal is to be a source of information for students and postdocs during their graduate school career and as they make career transitions, and to provide an early-career perspective to the rest of the SSE council. 

For example, we took a leading role in putting on the successful virtual Evolution Community Resources for Early Career Researchers (ECR^2) when Evolution 2020 was canceled, proposed and led the Bilingual Mentoring Program at Evolution 2021, and proposed the Caregiver Award at Evolution 2022.

Eligibility & Requirements

GSAC members must be graduate students at the time of application, at least one year into their PhD program, and members of SSE. Applicants should be organized, possess leadership skills, and be interested in working with SSE council and members to contribute to the Society. Many more details about our activities throughout the year can be found in our GSAC blog post on the SSE Community Blog. 

We strongly encourage those with non-traditional pathways to graduate school, those from non-R1 universities, and those from outside the United States to apply. GSAC is also committed to diverse representation, and we encourage applicants from historically excluded ethnic, gender, and socio-economic backgrounds. 

Duties

Students serve either a 2 or 3 year term, depending on whether they are chair of their cohort, and generally spend 5-10 hours per month on GSAC activities. Please see the GSAC structural document starting on Page 19 in the Officers Handbook for more details about requirements and current roles. 

DEADLINE: The deadline to apply has been extended to July 15, 2022. 

Learn more about how to apply on the GSAC page.

The SSE Graduate Student Advisory Council (GSAC) is looking for two new council members for the upcoming year!

The GSAC represents student and postdoc interests to the SSE Council and facilitates interaction among students and postdocs, and between students, postdocs, and mentors. Our goal is to be a source of information for students and postdocs during their graduate school career and as they make career transitions, and to provide an early-career perspective to the rest of the SSE council. 

For example, we took a leading role in putting on the successful virtual Evolution Community Resources for Early Career Researchers (ECR^2) when Evolution 2020 was canceled, proposed and led the Bilingual Mentoring Program at Evolution 2021, and proposed the Caregiver Award at Evolution 2022.

Eligibility & Requirements

GSAC members must be graduate students at the time of application, at least one year into their PhD program, and members of SSE. Applicants should be organized, possess leadership skills, and be interested in working with SSE council and members to contribute to the Society. Many more details about our activities throughout the year can be found in our GSAC blog post on the SSE Community Blog. 

We strongly encourage those with non-traditional pathways to graduate school, those from non-R1 universities, and those from outside the United States to apply. GSAC is also committed to diverse representation, and we encourage applicants from historically excluded ethnic, gender, and socio-economic backgrounds. 

Duties

Students serve either a 2 or 3 year term, depending on whether they are chair of their cohort, and generally spend 5-10 hours per month on GSAC activities. Please see the GSAC structural document starting on Page 19 in the Officers Handbook for more details about requirements and current roles. 

Applications are due May 1. Learn more about how to apply on the GSAC page.

The Graduate Student Advisory Council (GSAC) is looking for two new council members for the upcoming year!

The GSAC represents student and postdoc interests to the SSE Council and facilitates interaction among students and postdocs, and between students, postdocs, and mentors. Our goal is to be a source of information for students and postdocs during their graduate school career and as they make career transitions, and to provide an early-career perspective to the rest of the SSE council. 

Learn more and apply by April 15.

The SSE Graduate Student Advisory Council (GSAC) is in search of three student members to serve in the 2022 cohort. The GSAC represents student and postdoc interests to the SSE Council and facilitates interaction among students and postdocs, and between students, postdocs, and mentors. Their goal is to be a source of information for students and postdocs during their graduate school career and as they make career transitions, and to provide an early-career perspective to the rest of the SSE council. GSAC members must be graduate students at the time of application, at least one year into their PhD program, and members of SSE. Applicants should be organized, possess leadership skills, and be interested in working with SSE council and members to contribute to the Society. We strongly encourage those with non-traditional pathways to graduate school, those from non-R1 universities, and those from outside the United States to apply. Learn more on the GSAC page and submit your application by April 22, 2021.

The SSE Graduate Student Advisory Council (GSAC) is in search of three student members to serve in the 2022 cohort. The GSAC represents student and postdoc interests to the SSE Council and facilitates interaction among students and postdocs, and between students, postdocs, and mentors. Their goal is to be a source of information for students and postdocs during their graduate school career and as they make career transitions, and to provide an early-career perspective to the rest of the SSE council. GSAC members must be graduate students at the time of application, at least one year into their PhD program, and members of SSE. Applicants should be organized, possess leadership skills, and be interested in working with SSE council and members to contribute to the Society. We strongly encourage those with non-traditional pathways to graduate school, those from non-R1 universities, and those from outside the United States to apply. Learn more on the GSAC page and submit your application by April 15, 2021.

The SSE Graduate Student Advisory Council (GSAC) is in search of two additional student members to serve in the 2020 cohort! 

The GSAC represents student and postdoc interests to the SSE Council and facilitates interaction among students and postdocs, and between students, postdocs, and mentors. Our goal is to be a source of information for students to use during their graduate school career and as they make career transitions. GSAC members must be graduate students at the time of application, and at least one year into their PhD program. Applicants should be organized, possess leadership skills, and be interested in working with SSE members to contribute to the Society. 

Applications are due April 22, 2020.

The SSE Graduate Student Advisory Council (GSAC) is in search of two additional student members to serve in the 2020 cohort! The GSAC represents student and postdoc interests to the SSE Council and facilitates interaction among students and postdocs, and between students, postdocs, and mentors. Our goal is to be a source of information for students to use during their graduate school career and as they make career transitions. Applications are due April 15. Learn more about GSAC and how to apply here.

“I started doing research as an undergraduate student at the University of Sao Paulo in my native Brazil. By the time I was starting my master’s degree at the same university, I was very much set on a research career, but at that point I had never seriously entertained the possibility of leaving Brazil for a PhD. The thought had crossed my mind, but I thought it wasn’t for me: the process of finding a suitable advisor and lab, applying for a graduate program and moving overseas just seemed daunting.”

Continue reading for Rafael’s step-by-step primer for international students applying to PhD programs in the US. 

The SSE Graduate Student Advisory Council (GSAC) is in search of three additional PhD student members to serve in the 2020 cohort! GSAC values diversity, and encourages applications from the full diversity of the student and postdoc evolutionary biology community, including (but not limited to) all aspects of identity and background, types of institution, or scientific approach. Applicants should be organized, possess leadership skills, and be interested in working with SSE members to contribute to the society. The GSAC represents student and postdoc interests to the SSE Council and facilitates interaction among students and postdocs and between students, postdocs, and mentors. Our goal is to become a source of information for students to use both during their graduate school career and as they make career transitions. Apply HERE by April 15!

The SSE Graduate Student Advisory Council (GSAC) is in search of three additional PhD student members to serve in the 2020 cohort. The GSAC represents student and postdoc interests to the SSE Council and facilitates interaction among students and postdocs and between students, postdocs, and mentors. Their goal is to become a source of information for students to use both during their graduate school career and as they make career transitions. To learn more about how to apply, visit the GSAC page. Applications due April 15.

The SSE Graduate Student Advisory Council (GSAC) is in search of two additional PhD student members to serve in the 2019 cohort! The GSAC represents student interests to the Council and facilitates interaction among students and between students and mentors. Applicants should be organized, outgoing, and possess leadership skills. Learn more about GSAC and apply here by April 15.

Are you a PhD in a non-academic career? Would you like to help guide students as they decide what career path to pursue? Consider joining the Diverse Careers Mentor Database. This database will be shared with current graduate students who are interested in non-academic careers. Students will be encouraged to contact mentors to set up informational interviews and learn more about their mentor’s field. To join, please fill out the form here.

To learn more about the Diverse Careers Committee, or to view other resources for current students, please visit the Diverse Careers website. 

Congratulations to the 27 graduate students who were selected to receive a Rosemary Grant Research Award from the SSE!