Prospective Undergraduate Researchers
Spring Semester and Summer: Recruitment has closed for spring/summer 2026.
Our lab usually recruits 12-15 undergraduate research assistants during the spring semester for frog research to take place during the breeding season, which depends on the frog species and the weather, but usually occurs between about April 15 and August 15. Undergraduate research assistants typically do some combination of all of the following tasks
Fall Semester: During the fall semester, opportunities may be available to run experiments and conduct field work on acoustically communicating insects, including tree crickets and field crickets. Some opportunities may also exist for laboratory work, including experiments and animal husbandry. However, the vast majority of our opportunities for undergraduate research take place during the treefrog breeding season, between April and August. Undergraduates who conduct independent summer experiments are given priority access to fall semester EEB 400 or PSYC 489 opportunities.
To inquire about undergraduate research opportunities, you can email Dr. Tanner (tanner at utk.edu) with a description of your research interests, a copy of a CV or resumé, and an unofficial university transcript.
Our lab usually recruits 12-15 undergraduate research assistants during the spring semester for frog research to take place during the breeding season, which depends on the frog species and the weather, but usually occurs between about April 15 and August 15. Undergraduate research assistants typically do some combination of all of the following tasks
- Collect mating pairs of frogs in ponds at night
- Collect data in the lab, including by running playback experiments and/or making audio recordings
- Perform behavioral experiments in the laboratory
- Conduct independent research projects
- Enter and curate data
- Care for animals
Fall Semester: During the fall semester, opportunities may be available to run experiments and conduct field work on acoustically communicating insects, including tree crickets and field crickets. Some opportunities may also exist for laboratory work, including experiments and animal husbandry. However, the vast majority of our opportunities for undergraduate research take place during the treefrog breeding season, between April and August. Undergraduates who conduct independent summer experiments are given priority access to fall semester EEB 400 or PSYC 489 opportunities.
To inquire about undergraduate research opportunities, you can email Dr. Tanner (tanner at utk.edu) with a description of your research interests, a copy of a CV or resumé, and an unofficial university transcript.
Prospective Graduate Students
The Tanner Lab can accept PhD students through both the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience. We do not typically recruit master's students.
We are currently recruiting a PhD student to join an NSF-funded project about choice overload in field crickets. If you're interested in this opportunity, please send a description of your research interests and experience and a copy of your CV and unofficial undergraduate transcript to tanner at utk.edu.
We are currently recruiting a PhD student to join an NSF-funded project about choice overload in field crickets. If you're interested in this opportunity, please send a description of your research interests and experience and a copy of your CV and unofficial undergraduate transcript to tanner at utk.edu.
Prospective Postdocs
We are always happy to consider supporting fellowship applications to fund a prospective postdoc. If you're a prospective postdoc interested in joining the lab, please send a description of your research interests and experience and a copy of your CV to tanner at utk.edu.
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