The Quest Lab is actively recruiting undergraduate researchers for the Fall 2026 semester and a PhD student for the Fall 2027 semester. Please send out all inquiries to Dr. J Alex Baecher!

Open positions at Emory:

Undergraduate research opportunities

We are urgently recruiting 2 undergraduate research technicians. These positions will include opportunities for aiding and developing research effots via ENVS credits: 299R, 399R, 499R (or ENVS 495: Honors Research) or extramurally via federal work-study and/or the Emory ENVS Lester Scholarship (for rising seniors, with awards at $5k). Some immediate student research opportunities include but are not limited to: local field sampling for salamanders (Emory campus and the ATL metro area), data processing and management, literature review and synthesis, public outreach and education, and maintanance of biological specimens / live animals for educational or research purposes. For inquiries about additional research opportunities or interests, please contact Dr. Baecher.

Doctoral Research Assistant in Applied Quantitative Ecology

We are also recruiting a PhD student to begin in the Spring of 2027. The position will be funded as a research assistant for the first 3 of 5 years, with additional funding expected from TA-ships, fellowships, or grant funding. You may find information about the Environmental Sciences and Society (ESS) PhD program here to be admitted to the Emory Department of Environmental Science’s.