[ES_JOBS_NET] MSc and PhD positions in Freshwater Ecosystem Ecology at University of New Mexico

[Katherine Markovich]

The Webster Lab is seeking prospective PhD and MSc students interested in
studying the resilience of New Mexico's beautiful rivers, forests,
mountains, and communities to increasing water scarcity and changing
hydrologic regimes. Positions will start in Summer or Fall 2023 in the
Biology Department at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM.

Successful candidates will use a combination of field work, lab work, and
data analytics to investigate how aridity, wildfire, and water/land use are
modifying ecosystem's elemental cycles and hydrology. We use this
information to anticipate changes to clean drinking water and other
ecosystem functions and to understand and improve interactions between
humans and the environment. Projects are embedded in interdisciplinary
frameworks and collaborations that will extend your work to apply to larger
questions of sustainability and resilience of social-ecological systems
across the US. Student projects may take place in alpine forested
watersheds, the Rio Grande and its floodplain forest, and/or at the
Sevilleta Long Term Ecological Research Station (https://sevlter.unm.edu/).
Opportunities to work on topics in equity-focused biology education as part
of your graduate training are also available through Dr. Webster's
organization Project Biodiversify (https://projectbiodiversify.org/).

Preferred Qualifications: The successful candidates will have a bachelor's
degree in ecology, earth sciences, or a related field, a valid driver’s
license, and experience or a strong willingness to learn the following
skills: programming and statistics in R (all candidates), scientific
writing (all candidates), field work including hiking long distances and
carrying heavy equipment (some candidates according to interest/ability),
running high-tech environmental sensors and telemetry (some candidates),
running analytical lab equipment (some candidates), other lab work (all
candidates). In addition, they will have strong communication and
organization skills, scientific curiosity, and the ability to work
independently and as part of a team.

Guaranteed funding is available for 2 years (MSc) or 5 years (PhD).
Albuquerque is an affordable, diverse, culturally vibrant city with
excellent outdoor recreation access. UNM is New Mexico's flagship research
university and is proud to be one of only a few Research I institutions in
the nation that is also a majority-minority institution.

To apply: Enquiries from interested students are encouraged. To enquire,
email Dr. Alex Webster (awebster2 at unm.edu) with a short description of
yourself and your interests (including whether you are seeking MSc or PhD).
Please provide a CV or resume (first draft is fine) and transcripts
(unofficial is fine); please do not let these requested documents get in
the way of reaching out if you are interested in joining the lab. Once
compatibility with the Webster Lab is established through correspondence
with Dr. Webster, applications to the UNM Biology program are due January
3, 2023.

For more information, please see:

UNM Biology's website: https://biology.unm.edu/graduate/index.html
Admissions requirements:
https://biology.unm.edu/graduate/admissions-requirements.html
The application process:
https://biology.unm.edu/graduate/application-process.html
Webster lab website: http://alexjwebster.weebly.com/
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