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MIAMI UNIVERSITY OF OHIO (STATE) – GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP IN POPULATION BIOLOGY AND GENOMICS OF INVASIVE STARLINGS

Application Deadline: 15th December, 2025

LOCATION: USA

Miami University of Ohio (State) invites qualified and exceptional Master’s and PhD prospective applicants to apply for the Graduate Assistantship in Population Biology and Genomics of Invasive Starlings. Research on population structure and gene flow within North American starlings using genomic and survey data 

ELIGIBILITY:

Both PhD and MS applicants in Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology will be considered

Experience with analysis of genomic data is preferred

How to Apply:Email Dr. Natalie Hofmeister at hofmein@miamioh.edu with a CV/resume and a brief description of research interests and experiences, and then fill out the following questionnaire:https://forms.gle/zjWh4PFGSXadPw138

Entity: Invasion History Lab, Miami University

Location: Oxford, Ohio

Salary: Full tuition waiver (in-state & out-of-state), academic-year stipend, and summer salary

Deadline: Rolling

BENEFIT:

Salary: starting at $20,000 per year

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NASENI INNOVATION HUB- INNOVATENAIJA CHALLENGE CALL FOR APPLICATION

Application Deadline: October 4, 2025.

LOCATION: Nigeria

Are you a young Nigerian with a homegrown, game-changing product in science, engineering, or manufacturing? Apply now for the InnovateNaija Challenge, open to Nigerians aged 15–40 nationwide, and stand a chance to win 100 million Naira.

ELIGIBILITY:

Young Nigerian innovators within the ages of 15-40 who have designed products and solutions within the science, engineering and manufacturing sector. Individuals passionate about tech, creativity and providing solutions to real-world challenges, including from the grassroots. 

Young Nigerians engaged in science, technology, engineering across the Nation

Must be a citizen of Nigeria.

Must currently reside in Nigeria (temporary visitors or students abroad are not eligible).

Open to youths of ages 15-40 

Innovative products must be at any of these stages:Prototype or Fully Developed. Products still at Idea stages are NOT eligible for the application.  

Innovative products must be within the science engineering and manufacturing sector.

Innovation must be original and created by the applicant or team.

Innovation must solve a local problem or improve community life.

Applicants can submit ideas in English or the local language with translation (if possible).

Application is open to individuals or teams. For teams, one member must be designated as the primary contact.

Applicants must be emerging talents and grassroots inventors, not fully funded startups.

Low-tech or no-tech solutions are welcome! Tech-enabled is great but not required.

Innovation must be applicable or adaptable to the Nigerian context.

Each applicant/team can only submit one innovation.

Each applicant/team must have at least an instagram handle/account. 

BENEFIT:

₦100 million for first place,

₦30 million for second place, and

₦20 million for third place.

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