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serve. I’m looking for two graduate students at UGA's Athens campus. <span></span></p>
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student assistantship at the University of Georgia to integrate ecological site
information and dynamic soil properties <span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7pt;line-height:105%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:105%">The soil pedology lab at the
University of Georgia seeks one MS student interested in soil health, dynamic
soil properties, ecological sites, and spatial modeling. This work is part of a
larger multi-institution project that will </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:105%">explore the
relationship between ecological sites and dynamic soil properties in three
unique southeastern ecosystems. The UGA student will focus on scaling dynamic
soil properties across the NRCS land resource hierarchy using a variety of
existing data (both spatial and non-spatial data).</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:105%"> Ideal candidates would combine
expertise in data analysis and modeling spatial datasets. <u>Desired start date
is January 2, 2019</u> for the start of the spring 2019 semester. We offer a
competitive graduate student salary and significantly reduced tuition.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:105%"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7pt;line-height:105%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:105%">Objective</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:105%">: Primary goals are 1) </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:105%">Use
the current structure of soil survey to summarize and scale measured dynamic
soil properties from site-level to regional extent in the southeastern U.S. and
2) Facilitate the development of ecological sites, state-and-transition models,
and related thresholds for three ecosystems by complimenting concurrent ESD
development by the research team using data mining and modeling. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:105%"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7pt;line-height:105%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:105%">Required
qualifications</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:105%">:
Completed B.S. in soil science, landscape ecology, rangeland management,
geography, agriculture, natural resources, or similar field by start date. A
positive attitude and willingness to collaborate with an interdisciplinary team
of researchers is required. Ability to complete complex tasks and apply GIS
software is required. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7pt;line-height:105%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:105%">Desired
qualifications</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:105%">:
Experience with databases, spatial modeling, and proficiency with computer
software such as R, ArcGIS, Microsoft Access, etc. is highly desirable.
Familiarity </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:105%">with dynamic soil properties, soil
survey, ecological sites, geographic information science, spatial modeling,
remote sensing data and data mining is highly desired. The candidate should
also have an interest in predicting soil health parameters critical for
evaluations of conservation practices and overall soil function in the
southeastern U.S. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7pt;border:medium none;padding:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">To apply:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"> If you are interested in pursuing graduate
research in this area, please send a current resume that includes your academic
background and research interests to Dr. Matt Levi at </span><a href="mailto:matthew.levi@uga.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:12pt">matthew.levi@uga.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt"> by September 5, 2018. <u>The UGA graduate
college deadline for spring 2019 applications is November 15, 2018 for domestic
applicants and October 15 for international applicants</u> but applicants are
encouraged to make contact prior to these dates. More information is available
at <a href="http://cropsoil.uga.edu/graduate/financial-aid-and-assistantships.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">http://cropsoil.uga.edu/graduate/financial-aid-and-assistantships.html</a>.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt">M.S. or Ph.D. student assistantship in
digital soil mapping at the University of Georgia<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">The soil pedology lab at the University of Georgia seeks one M.S.
or Ph.D. student interested in digital soil mapping, spatial modeling, and soil
moisture at the field scale. The primary focus is to conduct field and
laboratory analyses for quantifying physical soil properties and soil moisture
to integrate with the precision agriculture community and provide much-needed
inputs for optimizing variable rate irrigation scheduling in a row crop
agriculture system. Ideal candidates would combine expertise in data analysis
and modeling spatial datasets. <u>Desired start is for January 2019, but August
2019 will be considered</u>. We offer a competitive graduate student salary and
waived/reduced tuition. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Required qualifications</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt">: Completed B.S. in soil science, landscape
ecology, hydrology, agriculture, or similar field by start date. A positive
attitude and willingness to collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of
researchers is required. Ability and willingness to work in both indoor and
outdoor environments with hand sampling equipment, vehicle-mounted soil probes,
analytical laboratory equipment, etc. is required. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Desired qualifications</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt">: Experience with spatial modeling and
proficiency with computer software such as R, ArcGIS, etc. is highly desirable.
Familiarity with soil mapping, sensors, drones/UAVs, remote sensing, and
machine learning is desirable, but not required. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">To apply:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"> If you are interested in pursuing graduate
research in these areas, please contact Dr. Matt Levi at </span><a href="mailto:matthew.levi@uga.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:12pt">matthew.levi@uga.edu</span></a><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:12pt;text-decoration:none">.</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"> Students with strong backgrounds in geographic information
science, remote sensing, soil sampling, and laboratory experience are
particularly encouraged to apply. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7pt;border:medium none;padding:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u><span style="font-size:12pt">The UGA graduate college deadline for spring
2019 applications is November 15, 2018 for domestic applicants and October 15
for international applicants</span></u><span style="font-size:12pt"> but applicants are encouraged to make contact prior to these
dates. More information is available at <a href="http://cropsoil.uga.edu/graduate/financial-aid-and-assistantships.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">http://cropsoil.uga.edu/graduate/financial-aid-and-assistantships.html</a>.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black">Matt Levi<span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black">Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences <span></span></span></span></p>
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