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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>2 M.S. Graduate Assistantships in Applied Earth Sciences, GIS, Remote Sensing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Applications are invited for Graduate Research Assistants at the M.S. level beginning fall 2017 with NASA SERVIR and Dr. Robert Griffin in the Earth System Science Program at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Selected applicants will be fully funded to pursue a M.S. in ESS on selected Earth science application areas of relevance to SERVIR and with focus on the regions of Eastern and Southern Africa or the Hindu Kush Himalayas. A joint development initiative of NASA and USAID, SERVIR (servirglobal.net) works in partnership with leading organizations world-wide to help developing countries use Earth observing satellites and geospatial technologies to assess environmental conditions and improve their planning and actions. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Applicants should have a degree in geospatial or environmental sciences, engineering or related field, basic programming experience, a desire to experience international travel and research, and an interest in global development issues related to water resources, water-related disasters, agriculture, ecosystems, land cover land use change, or climate. Qualified applicants should go to uah.edu/science/departments/earth-systems for more information and apply before February 1.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>About : The University of Alabama in Huntsville is a tier 1 research-intensive, internationally recognized university with strong ties to NASA Earth sciences through the co-located National Space Science and Technology Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The M.S. in Earth System Science program enables students to gain not only experience using tools and data in satellite remote sensing and geographic information systems, but also an understanding of the physics of the climate system and the environment, and a working hands-on knowledge of how data and information are used to aid decision makers.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>--<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Robert Griffin, Ph.D. (robert.griffin@nsstc.uah.edu)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Earth System Science Program | Dept. of Atmospheric Science <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Space Science and Technology Center<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>