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<div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><font class="" face="Lucida
Grande"><b class="">Subject: </b><b class="">Ph.D. Position in
the Nevada Mountain Ecohydrology Lab</b><br class="">
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The Nevada Mountain Ecohydrology Lab in the Natural Resources
and Environmental Science <br class="">
Department at the University of Nevada, Reno is expecting to
hire a qualified Ph.D. student to start in <br class="">
Fall of 2016. Research in the lab group focuses on improving
process-based understanding of snow-<br class="">
dominated watershed hydrology to advance resource management and
model predictions. Projects <br class="">
typically integrate field and remote sensing observations with
ecohydrological models. The specific <br class="">
research project has flexibility, but will investigate snow
hydrology and water partitioning in the Great <br class="">
Basin and the larger Western U.S. <br class="">
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Students capable of working independently with a quantitative
background are encouraged to apply. <br class="">
Training in physical hydrology, engineering, remote sensing, or
environmental science is appropriate. <br class="">
Computer programming (e.g. Matlab, R, Python, etc.) and/or
remote sensing and GIS experience is <br class="">
preferred. Students are also expected to be strong written and
oral communicators. Ability to install and <br class="">
maintain field equipment (e.g. programming dataloggers,
installing sensors, etc.) is a benefit. Many <br class="">
projects require the ability to work in remote areas and travel
long distances over snow.<br class="">
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The University of Nevada is a Tier 1 research university with an
excellent graduate program in hydrologic <br class="">
sciences (<a href="http://www.hydro.unr.edu/home/" class="">http://www.hydro.unr.edu/home/</a>)
that leverages resources at UNR and the Desert Research <br
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Institute. Reno is close to outdoor recreation (biking, skiing,
climbing, river sports, and more) locally <br class="">
and nearby in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Reno also has ample
city activities (its the biggest little city <br class="">
for goodness sake!). Graduate student salaries are competitive
and cost of living is relatively low. More <br class="">
information about the lab is available at this website <a
href="http://www.ag.unr.edu/harpold/" class=""><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ag.unr.edu/harpold/">http://www.ag.unr.edu/harpold/</a></a>.
Please contact Dr. <br class="">
Adrian Harpold (<a href="mailto:aharpold@cabnr.unr.edu" class="">aharpold@cabnr.unr.edu</a>)
with questions or send a CV and short letter of interest.</font>
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