Dr. Bryer is accepting PhD student applications and encourages students with an interest in primate socioecological questions, and an interest in conducting both field observations and nutritional chemistry laboratory analyses, to apply.
Please email Dr. Bryer at mbryer@wisc.edu with your CV or resume and an explanation of how your interests and goals intersect with the Primate Nutrition Lab. In your email, please also address the following:
- What is your favorite part of the research process?
- What is an example of a challenge you have faced in a research context (field, lab, research group) and how you addressed/struggled with that challenge?
For further information about how to apply to the graduate program in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, visit the department’s website page detailing graduate student requirements. The Department of Anthropology at UW-Madison offers a doctoral degree. (A master’s degree is awarded in the process of pursuing the PhD, but students are not admitted specifically for a master’s degree.)
The GRE is no longer required for applying to the graduate program in the Department of Anthropology at UW-Madison.
If you have a particular project in mind or research idea you would like to develop, there is also the option of applying for the GRFP (NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program) which provides 3 years of funding to graduate students as they begin their PhD program. The GRFP application requires a personal statement, a research statement and recommendation letters. If you are interested in applying for a GRFP with Dr. Bryer to fund the first 3 years of your graduate work at UW-Madison, please email Dr. Bryer at mbryer@wisc.edu after reviewing the GRFP website’s guidelines and requirements for applicants.
The Primate Nutrition Lab values diversity, equity and accessibility, and we are committed to ongoing improvement in living these values as a research group.
Related resources:
College of Letters & Science, UW-Madison: Diversity Statement
Department of Anthropology, UW-Madison: Statement on Diversity
American Association of Biological Anthropologists Statement on Race and Racism
American Association of Biological Anthropologists Statements on Sexual and Other Harassment
National Academies’ Conversation Series on improving accessibility and inclusion in laboratory, field and computational sciences.
For additional advice and information about applying to grad school generally, check out these resources:
International Directory of Primatology Education Programs through Wisconsin National Primate Research Center.
List of Graduate Programs in Biological Anthropology through the American Association of Biological Anthropologists.
How to Choose the Right Graduate School guide through Duke University’s website.
The #HiddenCurriculum of Applying to Graduate School (for Anthropology) blog post by Professor Dick Powis, written when he was a PhD student.