Undergraduates:
Work in the lab uses lots of different methods to address questions about animal social behavior. Depending on the project, work might include handling and care of animals, conducting behavioral experiments, scoring videotapes, genomics work in the wet lab or analysis of images or genomic data on the computer. Motivated students interested in behavior are encouraged to contact Dr. Sheehan about possible research opportunities. When contacting Dr. Sheehan, please include your resume, the science courses you have taken and describe your interests.
PhD Students:
Students interested in the evolution of social behavior, animal communication and cooperation are encouraged to apply. I am especially interested in students who want to develop independent projects using one of the two systems that that lab is establishing: paper wasps or house mice. There is enormous potential for students to develop cutting-edge research projects that integrate components from ecology, evolution, behavior and/or genomics. The lab will have a major focus on population and evolutionary genomics and students with an interest in this area are especially encouraged to apply to the lab through the Neurobiology and Behavior program.
Before applying to the lab, please contact Dr. Sheehan to discuss possible research ideas, fit and the likelihood of admission to the Neurobiology and Behavior program at Cornell.
2019 applications to start in 2020: At present, I am especially interested in students with a strong interest in population and/or functional genomics.
Postdocs:
If you feel that your research interests match those of the lab please contact Dr. Sheehan with your CV, examples of published papers as well as a brief description of the sort of project(s) you might be interested in pursuing.
We currently have grants looking at the evolution of cognition and learning as well as coloration in paper wasps. If these sorts of projects are of interest to you please get in touch regarding the possibility of working with our group.
**These grants are currently funding a number of salaries, so the ability to take on additional people would depend on independent funding. I am happy to talk about the possibility of sponsoring fellowship applications on these and other related topics.
Work in the lab uses lots of different methods to address questions about animal social behavior. Depending on the project, work might include handling and care of animals, conducting behavioral experiments, scoring videotapes, genomics work in the wet lab or analysis of images or genomic data on the computer. Motivated students interested in behavior are encouraged to contact Dr. Sheehan about possible research opportunities. When contacting Dr. Sheehan, please include your resume, the science courses you have taken and describe your interests.
PhD Students:
Students interested in the evolution of social behavior, animal communication and cooperation are encouraged to apply. I am especially interested in students who want to develop independent projects using one of the two systems that that lab is establishing: paper wasps or house mice. There is enormous potential for students to develop cutting-edge research projects that integrate components from ecology, evolution, behavior and/or genomics. The lab will have a major focus on population and evolutionary genomics and students with an interest in this area are especially encouraged to apply to the lab through the Neurobiology and Behavior program.
Before applying to the lab, please contact Dr. Sheehan to discuss possible research ideas, fit and the likelihood of admission to the Neurobiology and Behavior program at Cornell.
2019 applications to start in 2020: At present, I am especially interested in students with a strong interest in population and/or functional genomics.
Postdocs:
If you feel that your research interests match those of the lab please contact Dr. Sheehan with your CV, examples of published papers as well as a brief description of the sort of project(s) you might be interested in pursuing.
We currently have grants looking at the evolution of cognition and learning as well as coloration in paper wasps. If these sorts of projects are of interest to you please get in touch regarding the possibility of working with our group.
**These grants are currently funding a number of salaries, so the ability to take on additional people would depend on independent funding. I am happy to talk about the possibility of sponsoring fellowship applications on these and other related topics.
