<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Multiple positions available in the Environmental Biogeochemistry Lab (</span></b><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://janicebrahney.weebly.com/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://janicebrahney.weebly.com/</a></span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">) in the Watershed Sciences Department at Utah State University</span></b></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Strong interest and experience in biogeochemistry</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Please send 1) a letter describing your background, interest in the research area specifically addressing how you anticipate contributing to the project goals, and your educational and career goals, 2) your unofficial transcript, and 3) a CV that includes your GRE scores and the names and contact information for three references to </span><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Janice.brahney@usu.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Janice.brahney@usu.edu</a></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">. Review of applications is ongoing and the position will remain open until filled.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Precisely because we're in the same boat, we should be glad that not everyone is standing on the same side<br>-Ernst Ferstl <br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>