<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>NSF-Funded PhD and
Post-Doc Opportunities – UNC Charlotte</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">NSF-Funded position(s) to examine the broad problem of how
mechanical weathering via rock fracture (see Eppes et al., 2018; Eppes &
Keanini, 2017) influences long-term landscape evolution. The successful applicant
will have the opportunity to design research to suit their interests under this
broad topic. Opportunities include: conducting field work to characterize weathering,
erosion, environmental stress and thermal conditions in diverse field areas - US
Mojave Desert, Sierra Nevada; Israel; building numerical models linking
environmental stresses with rock fracture and subsequent erosion; completing 3D
visualization and spatial-statistical analyses of acoustic emission recordings
of real-time fracture; and/or performing laboratory testing and microscopic analyses
for rock mechanical, thermal and/or mineralogical properties from the above
locations and/or Antarctica. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Potential Post-Doctoral candidates should email me directly
with a cover letter, C.V. and a statement of research expertise and goals for
the position. Potential PhD students
should apply to either the PhD in “Infrastructure and Environmental Systems” – a
multidisciplinary PhD program joint with Civil Engineering – or the PhD in
Geography. Students may choose a ‘route’ through these PhD programs that is as
traditional (Geology, Earth Sciences or Geography) or as multidisciplinary
(incorporating any of the above as well as Engineering, GIS) as they like. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Application Deadline
is Feb 1, 2019. Email or call for more information.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dr. Martha Cary (Missy) Eppes</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:meppes@uncc.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">meppes@uncc.edu</a> <span style="font-size:11pt">704 687-5993</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Eppes, M. C., G. S. Hancock, X. Chen, J. Arey, T. Dewers, J.
Huettenmoser, S. Kiessling et al. (2018). "Rates of subcritical cracking
and long-term rock erosion." Geology 46, no. 11: 951-954.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Eppes, M.-C. and R. Keanini (2017). "Mechanical weathering
and rock erosion by climate-dependent subcritical cracking." Reviews of
Geophysics 55(2): 470-508.<br>
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<b>About UNC Charlotte & its Earth
sciences programs:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">UNC Charlotte is a rapidly
growing doctoral-granting urban university located in the largest metropolitan
area between Washington DC, and Atlanta, GA. The University is a Carnegie
Foundation Community Engagement campus. More than 28,000 students, including
over 9000 ethnic minority students and almost 2000 international students, are
currently enrolled at the University.</p>
<span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Department of Geography and Earth Sciences
is a diverse community of social and physical scientists comprised of ~35
faculty members and more than 100 graduate students from a variety of
disciplinary backgrounds. The Department’s mission is to create and disseminate
scientific knowledge about the social and natural systems of the Earth and
their interactions through scholarly research, teaching and service. The
Department is committed to rigorous high-level research and excellence in
teaching. The Department offers undergraduate degrees in Geography, Earth and
Environmental Sciences, Geology, Environmental Studies, and Meteorology. At the
graduate level, the Department offers an M.A. and a PhD in Geography, an M.S.
in Earth Sciences, and a graduate certificate in Geographic Information Science
& Technology. In addition, the department is a core participant in
several interdisciplinary graduate programs on campus, including, Ph.D.
programs in Public Policy (PPOL) and Infrastructure and Environmental Systems
(INES), and the Master’s in Urban Design (MUD).</span> <br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">---------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Martha Cary (Missy) Eppes, Ph.D. | Professor of Earth Sciences<br>Department of Geography & Earth Sciences<br>UNC Charlotte | 308 McEniry<br>9201 University City Blvd. | Charlotte, NC 28223<br>Phone: 704-687-5993 | Fax: 704-687-5966<br><a href="mailto:meppes@uncc.edu" target="_blank">meppes@uncc.edu</a> | <a href="https://clas-pages.uncc.edu/mc-eppes/" target="_blank">Faculty Website</a><br>---------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><font size="1">Notice from UNC Charlotte: "If you are not the intended recipient of this transmission or a person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or other use of any of the information in this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify me immediately by reply e-mail or by telephone at 704-687-5993. Thank you."</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>