Intensive short course on phylogenetic comparative methods in R (Spanish description below) We are pleased to announce a new graduate-level intensive short course on the use of R for phylogenetic comparative analysis. The course will be four days in length and will take place at the Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia from the 8th to the 11th of July, 2014. This course is partially funded by the National Science Foundation, with additional support from the University of Massachusetts Boston and the Universidad de los Andes. There are a number of full stipends available to cover the cost of travel, room and board for qualified students and post-docs. Applicants are welcome from any country; however we expect that most admitted students will come from Colombia and the Andean region. Accepted students from further afield may be offered only partial funding for their travel expenses. Topics covered will include: an introduction to the R programming language, tree manipulation, independent contrasts and phylogenetic generalized least squares, ancestral state reconstruction, models of character evolution, diversification analysis, and community phylogenetic analysis. Course instructors will include Dr. Liam Revell (University of Massachusetts Boston), Dr. Luke Harmon (University of Idaho), and Dr. Andrew J. Crawford (Universidad de los Andes). Instruction in the course will be primarily in English; however some of the instructors and TAs of the course are competent or fluent in Spanish and English. Discussion, exercises, and activities will be conducted in both languages. To apply for the course, please submit your CV along with a short (maximum 1 page) description of your research interests, background, and reasons for taking the course. Admission is competitive, and preference will go towards students with background in phylogenetics and a compelling motivation for taking the course. Applications should be submitted by email to bogota.phylogenetics.course@gmail by May 1st, 2014. Applications may be written in English or Spanish; however all students must have a basic working knowledge of scientific English. Questions can be directed to [email protected].
Posted on: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 05:30:57 +0000
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