About Ecology and Evolution at UW
Grounded in the natural history of organisms in their environment and informed by tools and ideas from disciplines ranging from agriculture to zoology, UW's program in ecology and evolution will help you develop skills in relevant technologies, gain the perspective-opening benefits of interdisciplinary study and prepare you to advance global ecological knowledge as a teacher, researcher and leader in the field.
Work with faculty researcher-teachers who are conducting groundbreaking studies in areas that include oil and gas restoration ecology, animal cognition, ungulate migration corridors, microbial ecology, avian speciation and adaptation, wildlife-habitat relationships, insect ecology and biological control and poleo botany, among many others.
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What Can You Do With an Ecology and Evolution Doctoral Degree?
The UW Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolution prepares you for academic and scientific careers where you research and scientific skills will contribute to the global understanding and health of our planet. UW's Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolution student graduate to build distinguished careers as professors and scientists who push the bounds of the discipline.
- Wildlife Biologist
- Founder and Executive Director
- Proposal Writer/Editor
- Ecologist
- Assistant Professor
- Post-Doctoral Scholar
- Instructional Professor
- Principal Data Scientist
- Quantitative Ecologist
- Evolutionary Biologist
- University of Alaska Anchorage
- University of Wyoming
- Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
- Hirola Conservation Programme, Kenya
- Wildlife Conservation Society, Mongolia
- San Diego's Zoo Institute for Conservation Research & WildCRU, University of Oxford
- USDA APHIS Center for Epidemiology and Animal Health
- University of California Berkeley
- Wyoming Outdoor Council
- Wyoming Game and Fish Department
- Colorado College
Absolutely! The PIEE team at UW places a strong emphasis on research and offers support for students pursuing international fieldwork. There are even opportunities to apply for funding to help cover travel expenses, making it easier to gain valuable global research experience.
Yes, definitely! An ecology and evolution Ph.D. opens doors beyond academia. Graduates work in government agencies, environmental consulting, conservation organizations, biotech companies, museums and nonprofits. Your research, analytical and field skills are highly valued in a variety of real-world settings.
Become a Part of Something Bigger
At the University of Wyoming, the Program in Ecology and Evolution (PiEE) gives you the tools to explore how living things interact with their environment—and how to protect them. You'll gain research, leadership and communication skills that prepare you to tackle today’s challenges and make a real difference for the future of our community, wild spaces and the planet.
“The Program in Ecology and Evolution provides integrated training in the science of ecology and evolution. The biggest benefit is you have a very large, diverse group of faculty that you can interact with to help you build those ideas and give you those insights to really make a contribution to science."
- Bryce Maitland, '21
