<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">From: Yijun Xu <</span><a href="mailto:yjxu@LSU.EDU" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">yjxu@LSU.EDU</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Subject: Graduate Research Assistantship, hydrology/sediment transport, at Louisiana State University</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Applications are invited for a highly motivated student at the PhD or MS le=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">vel to analyze riverine sediment transport and geomorphological change in c=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">oastal Louisiana. The study is part of an interdisciplinary research, suppo=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">rted by the NSF coupled natural-human systems (CNH) program that aims to de=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">velop models to assess the resilience and sustainability of a CNH coastal s=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ystem. Therefore, the student will work closely with a group of faculty and=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> graduate students from natural and social sciences. The position is availa=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ble to start immediately.=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Qualifications: A strong work ethic, strong quantitative skills, good commu=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">nication skills, and the ability to work both as part of a team and indepen=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">dently are critical, in addition to being prepared for work under variable =</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">field conditions and possessing a valid U.S. driver's license. Applicants w=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ith an MS in hydrology, water resources, or a similar discipline (e.g. soil=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> physics, geology, geography, environmental sciences) are preferred. Applic=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ants with research experience in any of the following areas: surface hydrol=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ogy, sediment transport, geomorphology, and GIS/landscape modeling will be =</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">highly competitive. =20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">To apply: Submit the following via email to Jun Xu (</span><a href="mailto:yjxu@lsu.edu" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">yjxu@lsu.edu</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">; </span><a href="http://ww/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">http://ww</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<a href="http://w.rnr.lsu.edu/hydrology/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">w.rnr.lsu.edu/hydrology/</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">): resume, unofficial transcripts & GRE scores, a l=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">etter describing relevant research experience, and names and contact inform=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ation for three references. Missing any of the above documents will not be =</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">considered.=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br>
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