{"id":60,"date":"2026-10-02T17:01:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T22:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/sadeghij\/?page_id=60"},"modified":"2026-10-03T11:13:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T16:13:58","slug":"join-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/sadeghij\/join-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Join Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"width: 100%;background-color: #f4f6f9;border-top: 2px solid #003366;border-bottom: 2px solid #003366;border-collapse: collapse;margin-bottom: 25px\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;padding: 12px 5px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/sadeghij\/\" style=\"color: #003366;text-decoration: none;font-size: 18px;font-weight: bold\">Home<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;padding: 12px 5px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/sadeghij\/people\/\" style=\"color: #003366;text-decoration: none;font-size: 18px;font-weight: bold\">People<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;padding: 12px 5px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/sadeghij\/research\/\" style=\"color: #003366;text-decoration: none;font-size: 18px;font-weight: bold\">Research<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;padding: 12px 5px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/sadeghij\/publications\/\" style=\"color: #003366;text-decoration: none;font-size: 18px;font-weight: bold\">Publications<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;padding: 12px 5px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/sadeghij\/teaching\/\" style=\"color: #003366;text-decoration: none;font-size: 18px;font-weight: bold\">Teaching<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;padding: 12px 5px;background-color: #e2e8f0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/sadeghij\/join-us\/\" style=\"color: #003366;text-decoration: underline;font-size: 18px;font-weight: bold\">Join Us<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>The <strong>Microbial Adaptation &amp; Evolution Lab<\/strong> at Brandon University is always looking for curious, motivated students interested in microbial ecology, experimental evolution, plant-microbiome interactions, and bioinformatics.<\/p>\n<h2>Prospective Graduate Students (M.Sc.)<\/h2>\n<p>We welcome inquiries from prospective M.Sc. students through the Master of Science (Environmental &amp; Life Sciences) program at Brandon University. 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