Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship
The MSU presidential postdoctoral fellows are catalyzing new research projects across
a diverse set of labs, building bridges within and across EEB, which is a fundamental
goal of the fellowship program.
- Elise Zipkin, EEB director.
The MSU EEB Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship is a two-year position that includes a generous salary and research stipend. Fellows are fully participating members of EEB with cutting-edge research programs and innovative community engagement initiatives, mentored by two or more EEB faculty members.
More information about the position and the application process are at this link. FAQs for sponsoring faculty and applicants can be found here.
2024-2025 Fellows
Chia Hsieh
Chia is finishing doctoral work at the Rice University Department of Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology as a broad-thinking ecologist. Her work uses large datasets to investigate
the ecological and evolutionary processes shaping spatial patterns of biodiversity.
Her proposed work at MSU will integrate community ecology in evolution to study patterns
of bird biodiversity.
Chia’s community engagement initiative will include a monthly journal club bridging
ecology and evolution, along with workshops on quantitative tools in community ecology.
Mentors: Elise Zipkin in integrative biology and
Fred Janzen at Kellogg Biological Station in the departments of fisheries and wildlife and integrative biology.
Teresa Pegan
Teresa, who recently received her PhD from the University of Michigan Department of
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, is an integrative evolutionary biologist. Her doctoral
research focused on how seasonal migration affects life history and genomic evolution
in North American songbirds. Her proposed research will use spatial population genomics
to investigate the evolution of migration in the zone of transition between tropical
and temperate latitudes in North America, where migration emerges as a seasonal adaptation
in populations faced with temperate winters..
Teresa’s community engagement initiative will involve a journal club for EEB members,
with a particular focus on the emerging challenges and opportunities of comparing
ecological and evolutionary data across many species simultaneously.
Mentors: Sarah Fitzpatrick and Anne Bronikowski at the Kellogg Biological Station in integrative biology,
and with Emily Josephs in plant biology.
Meet the Fellows
EEB fellows are researchers passionate about building community and contributing to equity and inclusion in science. The fellows catalyze new research projects across a diverse set of labs, building bridges within and across EEB.
Click here to view our other presidental postdocs on our Meet the fellows page.
Previous announcements of the Presidential Postdoctoral Fellows are below.
