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UNDERGRADUATES
If you are interested in learning about volunteer opportunities in our lab, please fill out our Parker Lab Opportunities Form. If you would like Ingrid to write you a letter of recommendation, please review the Recommendation Letters page first.
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Our lab will not be considering new graduate students for the December 2023 round of applications.
POSTDOCS AND VISITING SCHOLARS
Post-doctoral researchers are encouraged to apply for external fellowships prior to joining the lab. Please contact me if you are interested in collaborating.
APPLYING TO THE LAB
If you would like to apply to our lab, please email imparker <at> ucsc.edu with:
A brief summary of your academic and research background
An explanation of why you are interested in our lab
Your curriculum vitae
MY LAB
Graduate students in my lab study a range of different topics (see People), but all are united by a broad interest in plant ecology and evolution and a desire to make the world a better place. Each person has a unique way of making that contribution. My students are all terrifically bright, fun people who make the lab a warm and exciting place to be.
I have very high expectations of my students, both in terms of scientific standards and in terms of our personal interactions. I care about my students more than anything else about my job. I also expect them to be good lab citizens and good departmental citizens (see our Statement of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community).
We have a great group in plant ecology, evolution, and conservation biology here at UC Santa Cruz, and I encourage you to contact other potential advisors in EEB as well as in Environmental Studies. I do frequently co-advise students.
FUNDING
Students in my lab are funded from a combination of fellowships, research assistantships, and teaching assistantships. Our department guarantees 5 years of funding for PhD students and often provides summer funding and research/travel support as well. Applicants for the PhD program have access to more funding opportunities than Masters applicants. I encourage all potential PhD students to apply for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
FUN TIMES!
(Check out our See Us in Action page for more serious photos of us doing science.)
