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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;font-family:Calibri">We are
seeking </span><u style="color:black;font-family:Calibri">two</u><span style="color:black;font-family:Calibri"> graduate assistants for an NSF-funded collaborative project
aimed at understanding how stormwater management decisions translate to
hydrologic and environmental outcomes in urban streams in Cleveland (Ohio) and
Denver (Colorado). These funded graduate student researchers will join an
interdisciplinary team of scientists that includes ecologists, hydrologists,
and social scientists across three institutes. These positions will be within
the Departments of Geology and Biological Sciences at Kent State University in
Kent, Ohio.</span><br></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">GA in Urban
Hydrology – Department of Geology<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">The
funded graduate student will be part of the dynamic Department of Geology at
Kent State University, with additional opportunities for time at Colorado State
University. The graduate student will be co-advised by Anne Jefferson (Kent
State University, <a href="http://all-geo.org/jefferson">http://all-geo.org/jefferson</a>)
and Aditi Bhaskar (Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State
University, <a href="https://www.engr.colostate.edu/faculty/abhaskar/">https://www.engr.colostate.edu/faculty/abhaskar/</a>).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">The
funded graduate student researcher will develop research projects that
include using watershed modeling to test the effects of various stormwater
management decisions, conducting hydrologic and land use change analyses in
urban watersheds, and/or measuring relationships between flow, turbidity, and
suspended sediment in urban streams.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">PhD
applicants are preferred, but exceptional MS applicants will be considered.
Four years of funding, as a mixture of research and teaching assistantships, is
guaranteed for PhD students who have completed a MS degree. A background in
hydrology, with degrees in geology or civil or environmental engineering
preferred. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in hydrologic
modeling and/or computer programming. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">Applications
will be considered for January, June, or August 2019 starts. To apply, please
send (1) a cover letter with your background, expertise, and research
interests; (2) a CV or resume; and (3) unofficial transcripts to Dr. Anne
Jefferson (</span><a href="mailto:ajeffer9@kent.edu"><span style="font-family:Calibri">ajeffer9@kent.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">). <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">GA in Urban Stream
Metabolism – Department of Biological Sciences<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">The
funded graduate student will join the Costello Biogeochemistry Lab at KSU and
be advised by David Costello (</span><a href="https://costellolab.weebly.com"><span style="font-family:Calibri">https://costellolab.weebly.com</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">). The graduate student
will develop field-based research projects that explore how urban streams
function and how restoration and stormwater management in the urban landscape
can ultimately influence the energy balance of streams. The student will have
the opportunity to develop their own research projects that take advantage of state-of-the-art
sensor technology and field sites in urban Cleveland and Denver.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">We are
looking for an exceptional MS applicant but applicants to the PhD program will
also be considered. The Department of Biological Sciences guarantees funding
for 2 years for MS students and 4 years for PhD students (includes summer
funding). Independent research experience is required and experience with
ecosystem ecology or biogeochemistry is preferred. Preference will be given to
candidates with strong quantitative skills and a desire to handle large
datasets; the graduate student will be asked to implement Bayesian statistical
models in the software package R.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">We are
looking for a student to start in Fall 2019. If interested in the GA in Urban
Stream Metabolism, please contact David Costello directly (</span><a href="mailto:dcostel3@kent.edu"><span style="font-family:Calibri">dcostel3@kent.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">) and provide a CV/resume and
a cover letter that briefly describes your background, expertise, and research
interests. An official application must be submitted through KSU Admissions,
and the admission deadline for Fall 2019 is Dec. 15 (Dec. 5 for international
students).<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">For more
information about graduate programs at Kent State please see:<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">Geology: </span><a href="https://www.kent.edu/geology"><span style="font-family:Calibri">https://www.kent.edu/geology</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">Biological
Sciences: </span><a href="https://www.kent.edu/biology/graduate-programs"><span style="font-family:Calibri">https://www.kent.edu/biology/graduate-programs</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black"><span></span></span></p>
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<div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">--------------------------------------<br>Anne Jefferson <a href="http://all-geo.org/jefferson/" target="_blank">http://all-geo.org/jefferson/</a><br><div>Department of Geology, Kent State University</div></div></div>