<div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Ecohydrology lab of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) seeks one motivated student interested in pursuing a MS or PhD (Applied Earth Sciences) degree in the Department of Earth Sciences. The project is funded by NSF and is on the effects of non-rainfall water input on plant-soil water interactions in drylands with fieldwork in Namibia. The position is available as early as Fall 2019, and </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">will be supported through research and teaching assistantships that </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">provide a competitive stipend, tuition remission and health insurance. The student will be advised by Dr. Lixin Wang (</span><span class="gmail-m_-3147389338166249452gmail-m_7372205889185549182gmail-m_-6031133172410502851gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://earthsciences.iupui.edu/~lxwang" target="_blank" style="color:blue">http://earthsciences.iupui.edu/~lxwang</a></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">). </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Applicants must hold a BS degree in earth sciences, hydrology, soil science, environmental sciences or related disciplines, and have strong oral and written communication skills. Stable isotope background is preferred but not required.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">IUPUI is Indiana’s premier urban public research university, currently enrolling more than 30,000 students. In 2011, IUPUI was ranked 3rd by U.S. News and World Report in “Up-and-Coming National Universities”. Indianapolis is a very livable city with a wealth of outdoor, cultural, and sporting activities. The department of Earth Sciences has a wide variety of analytical facilities including LGR and Picarro water isotope analyzers, IRMS facility for ¹³C,¹⁵N and ³⁴S measurements, CN analyzer, and wet chemistry laboratories equipped for soil, water and plant analysis.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">To apply, please send a copy of your application materials (statement of interest, resume, unofficial transcripts, GRE score, TOEFL score if applicable, and contact information of three referees) to Dr. Lixin Wang (</span><span class="gmail-m_-3147389338166249452gmail-m_7372205889185549182gmail-m_-6031133172410502851gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:lxwang@iupui.edu" target="_blank" style="color:blue">lxwang@iupui.edu</a></span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">). Review of applications will start immediately and continue until the position is filled.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-fami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