[ES_JOBS_NET] Graduate Fellowship in Agriculture, Climate Change @ Univ of Arizona

[Greg Barron-Gafford]

*Graduate Fellowship in Agriculture, Energy, and Climate Adaptation *
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*The School of Geography, Development, and the Environment at the
University of Arizona is excited to announce a four-year, fully funded
graduate fellowships starting August 2023.*

We are recruiting again!  The fellowship is funded by the US Department of
Agriculture and will provide the fellow the opportunity to explore the
socio-environmental implications of a sustainable solution for our food and
energy systems in agrivoltaics.



Agrivoltaics co-locates agriculture and renewable energy production, increases
food production, and reduces water use, and the fellow will conduct cutting
edge research in this interdisciplinary research area. You can learn more
about our work at this website
<https://www.barrongafford.org/agrivoltaics.html/>, by watching this video
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_hRm-WFM1M> and reading this latest
article
<https://www.wired.com/story/growing-crops-under-solar-panels-now-theres-a-bright-idea/>
 in *Wired* magazine.



The fellow will work toward a PhD in our school under the supervision of
Drs. Andrea Gerlak and Greg Barron-Gafford. The fellowship provides a
$21,750 at a 0.50FTE of funding per year for four years, through a
combination of research and teaching assistantships, and also covers
tuition, health insurance, and travel to research sites.



The application deadline is January 5th, 2023.



Please share this call with prospective candidates.

To learn more visit:
https://www.barrongafford.org/join-us.html
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