[ES_JOBS_NET] Multiple graduate student openings on mountain snow and glaciers at Boise State

[Ellyn Enderlin]

The cryosphere research program at Boise State University is looking for 3
graduate students to conduct research on mountain snow and glaciers as part
of an interdisciplinary NASA EPSCoR program that will begin winter 2021.
The students will work closely with several faculty at Boise State as well
as faculty at the University of Idaho to quantify and model variation in
snow accumulation and melt in mountainous and glacierized terrain. We seek
students that will align with one of three potential subject areas:

   1.

   Quantify the impact of topography and vegetation on the distribution of
   seasonal snow, and its impact on snowmelt timing.
   2.

   Improve empirical and numerical models of snow accumulation and snow and
   ice melt in mountain regions using ICESat-2 observations.
   3.

   Develop a workflow to design sparse, efficient in-situ observational
   networks to minimize uncertainties in basin-scale meltwater flux estimates
   from remotely sensed and modeled data.

Additional funded graduate projects focused on the application of a variety
of geophysical methods to measure mountain snowpack and associated hazards
will soon be available as well. Details on these additional positions will
be posted at https://www.boisestate.edu/earth-cryogars/.

We seek students with broad backgrounds to engage in collaborative,
interdisciplinary research while completing degrees in Geophysics,
Geoscience, Hydrology, or Scientific Computing. The professional
development of students will be supported through a variety of research and
engagement activities. These include opportunities to design and conduct
field investigations in Idaho and Alaska and gain formal and informal
training in science education. The interdisciplinary scientists trained
through participation in this project will be provided with the resources
and connections needed to meet their professional goals.

Three year fully-funded student positions are available starting as early
as January 2021, so applications will be evaluated as they are received. We
welcome and encourage applicants with backgrounds historically
underrepresented in STEM and Earth Sciences. Note that graduate programs in
the Department of Geosciences at Boise State do not require or consider GRE
scores in admissions. Check out the Boise State Graduate College
<https://www.boisestate.edu/graduatecollege/>, as well as the Department of
Geosciences <https://www.boisestate.edu/earth/degrees/graduate/> and PhD in
Computing <https://www.boisestate.edu/computing/> program websites, for
information about the university and graduate degree programs.

Please contact Dr. Ellyn Enderlin (ellynenderlin at boisestate.edu) for more
information about the available positions and/or to set-up an informal
remote interview. Additional information about the Enderlin Glaciology
Group can also be found at https://sites.google.com/site/ellynenderlin/home.

-- 
Dr. Ellyn Enderlin
Assistant Professor
Department of Geosciences
Boise State University
websites: https://www.boisestate.edu/earth/people/ellyn-enderlin/ &
https://sites.google.com/site/ellynenderlin/
twitter: https://twitter.com/glacier_doc
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