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  • About Us
    • Lab Members
    • Prospective Students
    • Dr. Robert Lonsinger
    • Contact
  • Research
    • Projects
    • Publications
  • ConGenR
  • Teaching
  • News
  • Photos

Prospective Students

Graduate Students
Students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in the Lonsinger Lab lab should send me the following, as a single pdf document:
  1. A cover letter
  2. A CV or resume
  3. Names, emails, and phone number for 3 references
  4. Unofficial transcripts
  5. Unofficial GRE scores
In your cover letter, please explain why you are interested in attending graduate school and specifically why you are interested in South Dakota State University and my lab.

Keep in mind that I do not accept graduate students without funding to support them during their degree program (i.e., a teaching or graduate assistantship).
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Undergraduate Students
Highly motivated undergraduates can become involved in the Lonsinger lab by volunteering on current projects, working as a paid technician on research proects (provided funding and opportunities exist), or developing and carrying out independent research. Students interested in joining the Lonsinger Lab lab should set a time to meet with me. When we meet, plan to discuss your future career goals (e.g., do you intend to go to graduate school, do you want to work in management, research, or both). I also want to know what motivates you as a scientist and what sort of research questions interest you. 

Students interested in pursuing independent research in the Lonsinger Lab should plan on making a minimum commitment of 1 year (assuming 6-8 hours per week). Students carrying out independent research will be expected to (1) develop a written research proposal (which will require approval prior to initiating the study), (2) coordinate required sampling and support (e.g., volunteers), (3) conduct a rigorous analysis of the data, (4) prepare a manuscript style report of the study, and (5) present the results of the study at a professional meeting. In reality, students should anticipate that longer than 1 year will be required to design and conduct an impactful study, and I encourage students to consider initiating potential research projects by their 3rd academic year.  

Open positions

I currently do not have any open opportunities. I anticipate opportunities will be posted during the 2018-2019 academic year.

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