<div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><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 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a name="_GoBack"></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Ecohydrology and Biogeochemistry 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 fog and dew on plant-soil water interactions in drylands with
fieldwork in Namibia. The position is available from Fall 2020, and will
be supported through research and teaching assistantships that provide a
competitive stipend, tuition remission and health insurance. The student will
be advised by Dr. Lixin Wang (</span><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue"><a href="http://earthsciences.iupui.edu/~lxwang" target="_blank" style="color:blue">http://earthsciences.iupui.edu/~lxwang</a></span></u><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. The following are example publications related to this
project,</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Wang, L., K. Kaseke,
S. Ravi, W. Jiao, R. Mushi, T. Shuuya and G. Maggs-Kolling 2019. <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/eco.2130" title="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/eco.2130" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration-line:none">Convergent
vegetation fog and dew water use in the Namib Desert</span></a>. <b>Ecohydrology</b>   </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Li, B., L. Wang,
K. Kaseke, R. Vogt, L. Li, M. Seely.  2018.<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0309170817306449" title="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0309170817306449" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration-line:none"> The impact
of fog on soil moisture dynamics in the Namib Desert</span></a>. <b>Advances in Water Resources</b>  
113:23-29 </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Kaseke, K., L.
Wang, M. Seely. 2017. <a href="http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/3/e1603131.full" title="http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/3/e1603131.full" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration-line:none">Nonrainfall
water origins and formation mechanisms</span></a>. <b>Science Advances</b> 3: e1603131.     </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 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-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><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif"></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 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">To apply, please use the online application website, <a href="https://earthsciences.iupui.edu/applied-earth-sciences-phd-iu-degree" style="color:blue">https://earthsciences.iupui.edu/applied-earth-sciences-phd-iu-degree</a>.
The potential applicants are encouraged to send a copy of the 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><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue"><a href="mailto:lxwang@iupui.edu" target="_blank" style="color:blue">lxwang@iupui.edu</a></span></u><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><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>**********************************</div><div>Lixin Wang</div><div>Associate Professor<br></div><div>Editor: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences</div><div>Editor: Journal of Arid Environments</div><div>Associate Editor: Journal of Hydrology<br></div><div>Department of Earth Sciences</div><div>Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)</div><div>723 W Michigan St, SL 118M</div><div>Indianapolis IN 46202</div><div>Office Tel: 317-274-7764</div><div>Fax: 317-274-7966</div><div><a href="http://earthsciences.iupui.edu/~lxwang" target="_blank">http://earthsciences.iupui.edu/~lxwang</a></div><div>**********************************</div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>