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Stony Brook University

PhD in Plant Ecology and Global Change at Stony Brook University Stony Brook University in United States

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PhD

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Computer Science

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Competitive stipend and benefits are provided, supported roughly equally by research assistantships and teaching assistantships.

Deadline

Dec 1, 2026

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Stony Brook University

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Ecology
Environmental Science
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PhD opportunity in Plant Ecology and Global Change at Stony Brook University

Dr. Daniel M. Griffith is recruiting a PhD student in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University, with affiliation to the Turkana Basin Institute. The project sits at the intersection of plant ecology, global change biology, evolution, biogeography, and remote sensing.

The lab studies how plants and plant communities respond to environmental change across open ecosystems such as grasslands, savannas, and drylands. Research interests include plant functional traits, evolutionary history, disturbance, species interactions, ecosystem distribution and function, and links between field measurements and imaging spectroscopy or other remote sensing data. Potential projects may examine responses to drought, grazing, and fire, trait and lineage variation along environmental gradients, or multi-scale analyses from individual plants to landscapes and regions.

Location: Stony Brook, New York, with fieldwork in East Africa (including the Turkana Basin and Serengeti) and North America.

Funding: Competitive stipend and benefits, supported roughly equally by research and teaching assistantships.

Eligibility/preferences: Intellectual curiosity and motivation to build an independent research program are required. Previous research experience is strongly preferred. Helpful skills include field ecology, plant identification, ecophysiology, R/Python, GIS, remote sensing, and spectroscopy.

Deadline: December 1, 2026 for Fall 2027 admission.

How to apply: Contact Dr. Griffith before applying with a CV, a brief statement of research interests and fit, and contact information for two references. See the linked post for full details.

Funding details

Competitive stipend and benefits are provided, supported roughly equally by research assistantships and teaching assistantships.

What's required

Intellectual curiosity and motivation to build an independent research program are required. Previous research experience is strongly preferred. Valuable experience includes field ecology, plant identification, ecophysiology, R/Python, GIS, remote sensing, or spectroscopy, though expertise in all areas is not expected. Interest in bridging field-based and remotely sensed ecology is especially important.

How to apply

Email Dr. Daniel M. Griffith before applying with a CV, a brief statement of research interests and fit, and contact information for two references. Use the linked post for full details and follow the application guidance provided there.

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