<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 11:16:50 -0400</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Cheryl_Schultz?</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">= <</span><a href="mailto:Schultzc@VANCOUVER.WSU.EDU" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Schultzc@VANCOUVER.WSU.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 Assistantships in Climate-Water Quality Interactions at Washington State University, Vancouver</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">Graduate Assistantships in Climate-Water Quality Interactions=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">at Washington State University, Vancouver</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">The Global Change and Watershed Biogeochemistry Laboratory at Washington =</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">State University=92s=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Vancouver campus (</span><a href="http://research.vancouver.wsu.edu/gcwblab" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">http://research.vancouver.wsu.edu/gcwblab</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">) seeks a moti=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">vated, independent=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">M.S. student to work on synthesizing information about nitrogen dynamics =</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">in the Columbia River=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Basin. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to interact wi=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">th members of two=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">exciting, interdisciplinary efforts focused on the science and management=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> of water, nitrogen, and=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">carbon in the Pacific Northwest US. For more information on these projec=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ts, called Bio Earth and=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">WISDM, respectively, see </span><a href="http://www.cereo.wsu.edu/bioearth/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">http://www.cereo.wsu.edu/bioearth/</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> and=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="http://www.cereo.wsu.edu/wisdm/.=20=20" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">http://www.cereo.wsu.edu/wisdm/.=20=20</a><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">Prospective students should have a strong background in the natural scien=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ces, an interest in=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">environmental modeling, and a dedication to research that improves unders=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">tanding in support of=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">sustainability. Experience with GIS, programming, and modeling will be c=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">onsidered a plus.=20=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Funding is available to support the successful applicant, and all teachin=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">g and research=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">assistantships include tuition waivers.=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">Admission requirements and application materials for WSU=92s MS degree in=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> Environmental Science=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">are available at: </span><a href="http://environment.wsu.edu/GraduateStudies/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">http://environment.wsu.edu/GraduateStudies/</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">. Intereste=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">d parties should send=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">inquiries along with a recent resume to John Harrison (john_harrison@wsu.=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">edu) as soon as=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">possible.</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">WSU Vancouver is located in Washington across the Columbia River from Por=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">tland, Oregon, and is=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">close to the Cascades, Puget Sound, and the Pacific Ocean, and thus offer=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">s great opportunities for=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">research, a variety of neighboring institutions and agencies for collabor=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ation, and an excellent=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">quality of life. Degree programs are offered across all WSU campuses and =</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">students in Vancouver=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">may participate in Pullman-based activities, including courses. More info=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">rmation about graduate=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">study at WSU in Vancouver can be found at </span><a href="http://cas.vancouver.wsu.edu/sc=ience-graduate-" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">http://cas.vancouver.wsu.edu/sc=<br>ience-graduate-</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">programs</span><br><br>
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