The Jeffries lab has open positions for graduate students to begin in Summer or Fall of 2024!
The Department of Biology at TCU offers a Masters of Science (MS) degree and Doctorate (PhD) degree. Students seeking a MS degree in Biology are required to complete 30 hours of graduate-level course work (24 hours of course work + 6 hours of thesis), present their thesis research to the Department, and successfully defend their written Master's thesis. Students wishing to pursue a PhD typically earn their MS degree as they progress through the PhD program (if they don't already have a MS degree) and then continue on to complete dissertation research. For more information about the graduate program in Biology, click here.
Many students in the Biology Department receive financial support through a competitive Teaching Assistantship (TA) program, which typically provides support to ~14-16 students per year. Graduate students typically serve as TAs for the laboratory portions of Contemporary Issues in Biology, Introductory Biology I or Introductory Biology II. These TA positions provide a $20,000 stipend (for 12 months) for MS students and a $25,000 stiped (for 12 months) for PhD students, as well as over $30,000 in course tuition waivers and 75% of health insurance costs. Graduate students in the Jeffries Lab are also expected to submit internally- and externally-funded grant applications to support their research. Additionally, the Department of Biology provides up to $1300 of travel support for graduate students presenting their research at regional, national or international scientific meetings. Research support (up to $2000 on a competitive basis) is available through the College of Science and Engineering and travel support is also available (on a competitive basis) through the Graduate Studies Office.
Students interested in pursuing a MS or PhD degree in the Jeffries lab, should send a completed lab application form, current resume or CV, and brief statement describing their research interests and career goals to m.jeffries@tcu.edu.
The Department of Biology at TCU offers a Masters of Science (MS) degree and Doctorate (PhD) degree. Students seeking a MS degree in Biology are required to complete 30 hours of graduate-level course work (24 hours of course work + 6 hours of thesis), present their thesis research to the Department, and successfully defend their written Master's thesis. Students wishing to pursue a PhD typically earn their MS degree as they progress through the PhD program (if they don't already have a MS degree) and then continue on to complete dissertation research. For more information about the graduate program in Biology, click here.
Many students in the Biology Department receive financial support through a competitive Teaching Assistantship (TA) program, which typically provides support to ~14-16 students per year. Graduate students typically serve as TAs for the laboratory portions of Contemporary Issues in Biology, Introductory Biology I or Introductory Biology II. These TA positions provide a $20,000 stipend (for 12 months) for MS students and a $25,000 stiped (for 12 months) for PhD students, as well as over $30,000 in course tuition waivers and 75% of health insurance costs. Graduate students in the Jeffries Lab are also expected to submit internally- and externally-funded grant applications to support their research. Additionally, the Department of Biology provides up to $1300 of travel support for graduate students presenting their research at regional, national or international scientific meetings. Research support (up to $2000 on a competitive basis) is available through the College of Science and Engineering and travel support is also available (on a competitive basis) through the Graduate Studies Office.
Students interested in pursuing a MS or PhD degree in the Jeffries lab, should send a completed lab application form, current resume or CV, and brief statement describing their research interests and career goals to m.jeffries@tcu.edu.