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We work to make academia open to all and a better training program for diverse career paths.

Are you interested in:

  • Neotropical ecology

  • Emerging diseases of Galápagos birds

  • Community ecology of birds and parasites

  • Genomics of host-parasite interactions?

    Prospective Students

    Undergrads: We typically recruit undergraduate researchers at the beginning of each semester. Feel free to contact Dr. McNew for current opportunities. We will next be recruiting for Summer/Fall 2026.

    PhD: I am currently recruiting 1-2 students to start in Fall of 2027. For information about the graduate program check out the University of Arizona EEB website. Prospective students please also check out this fact sheet and fill out the interest form here.

Looking for a Postdoc?

I will be hiring a postdoc in the fall of 2026 to work on genomic adaptation of birds in the Galapagos to emerging disease. If interested, please send me a resume, statement of interest, and example publication.

Mailing Address

1041 E. Lowell Street

PO Box 210088

Tucson, Arizona 85721-0088

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Sabrina McNew

Assistant Professor

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

University of Arizona


mcnew (at) arizona.edu