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<p style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The
<u>Spatial Ecology and Conservation (SPEC) Lab</u> (<a href="http://speclab.ua.edu/" target="_blank">http://speclab.ua.edu</a>) in the Department of Geography at the University of Alabama is seeking MS students to conduct research on the topic areas listed below under the
supervision of Dr. Broadbent and Dr. Almeyda Zambrano. We seek US and international applicants with a background in some or many of the following: geography, remote sensing, GIS, forestry, ecology, environmental science, or a related field, who have research
experience in field and lab settings, and preferably have experience working in Latin America for research located there.</span></p><p style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p>
<p style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1) Developing and applying methodology to integrate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to (a) map secondary forest age and dynamics in the Osa Peninsula of Costa
Rica and to (b) further forest management in USFS managed forests in Alabama.</span></p><p style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p>
<p style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2) Using field analysis, spatial models, and questionnaires to link land use and change with water quality in the Osa Peninsula and Golfito region of Costa Rica.</span></p><p style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p>
<p style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Applicants will be evaluated based on their undergraduate record, GRE scores, recommendation letters, and prior experiences. Funding during the academic year
is available as a Graduate Teaching Assistant through the Department of Geography. Funding for summer field work expenses will be acquired through internal and external funding sources in close collaboration with Dr. Broadbent and Dr. Almeyda Zambrano.
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<p style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Available positions come with a full tuition waiver, a good stipend, and health insurance. You are welcome to contact graduate students in the SPEC Lab to discuss
details and living experiences in the area. Please see our website at <u><span style="color:#5b9bd5"><a href="http://speclab.ua.edu" target="_blank">http://speclab.ua.edu</a></span></u><span style="color:#5b9bd5">
</span>for contact information.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Additional funding for conference presentations is also available competitively through the University of Alabama. Fellowships through the University of Alabama
Graduate School are available for exceptional applicants.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Interested students should contact Eben Broadbent (<a href="mailto:eben@ua.edu" target="_blank">eben@ua.edu</a>) or Angelica Almeyda Zambrano (<a href="mailto:angelica@ua.edu" target="_blank">angelica@ua.edu</a>)
and should provide a statement of interest, an unofficial transcript, and GRE (and if applicable TOEFL) test scores.
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<p style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Additional information is available from the following links:</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Spatial Ecology and Conservation Lab:
<a href="http://speclab.ua.edu/" target="_blank">http://speclab.ua.edu</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Department of Geography:
<a href="http://geography.ua.edu" target="_blank">http://geography.ua.edu</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Graduate School:
<a href="http://graduate.ua.edu/" target="_blank">http://graduate.ua.edu</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">University of Alabama:
<a href="http://www.ua.edu/" target="_blank">http://www.ua.edu</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for your time and look forward to hearing from you soon.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Best wishes,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Eben<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Eben N. Broadbent</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">, Ph.D., Assistant Professor<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Spatial Ecology and Conservation Lab | <a href="http://speclab.ua.edu" target="_blank">speclab.ua.edu</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Geography | University of Alabama<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">204 Farrah Hall | Tuscaloosa, AL 35487</span><span lang="ES" style="font-size:10.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">| Cell: <a href="tel:650-204-1051" value="+16502041051" target="_blank">650-204-1051</a><u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://costarica.ua.edu" target="_blank">costarica.ua.edu</a> | <a href="http://peru.ua.edu" target="_blank">peru.ua.edu</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Affiliated Researcher | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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