[ES_JOBS_NET] Graduate research assistants needed (Urban Heat and Pollution Interactions)

[Liang, Lu]

Urban Heat and Pollution Interactions – Research Assistants Needed

We are seeking three highly motivated, hard-working master’s students to work on a National Science Foundation grant “Patterns and Drivers of Intra-Urban Heat and Pollution Island Interactions” beginning in fall 2022. Students will work under the supervision of Drs. Lu Liang (Principal Investigator; https://sites.google.com/site/liang3mlab/home) and Alexandra Ponette-González (Co-Principal Investigator, https://ponettelab.cargo.site) in the Department of Geography and the Environment at the University of North Texas. A research assistantship and full tuition coverage is available for one year. Applicants are competitive for teaching assistantships to fund the second year of the program.

Research Assistantship Position 1

  *   Research: Dust events and heat extremes in the Dallas-Fort Worth area
  *   Primary supervisor: Dr. Alexandra Ponette-González
  *   Required skills: experience with Excel, GIS, statistics, attention to detail, strong organizational skills, timeliness, demonstrated ability to complete projects
  *   Preferred skills: interest in data visualization

Research Assistantship Position 2

  *   Research: Fine-scale modeling of particulate matter distribution using low-cost sensor data and satellite imagery
  *   Primary supervisor: Dr. Lu Liang
  *   Required skills: Programming, Remote sensing
  *   Preferred skills: GIS, background / experience in statistics or machine learning

Research Assistantship Position 3

  *   Research: Spatial-temporal analysis of urban heat and urban pollution
  *   Primary supervisor: Dr. Lu Liang and Dr. Alexandra Ponette-González (co-advising)
  *   Required skills: GIS, Intro Programming
  *   Preferred skills: remote sensing / Digital image analysis, background / experience in statistics or machine learning

Required teamwork skills (for all positions)

  *   ability and willingness to work as part of a team
  *   appreciation for diversity in science
  *   openness to constructive feedback
  *   enthusiasm
  *   timeliness
  *   reliability

UNT is located in the City of Denton, in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Denton is a culturally vibrant college town that offers an economically accessible lifestyle, the best of small-town life, and the amenities of two neighboring world-class cities­.

The application deadline for this position is Friday, February 18th but applications will be accepted through April 15, 2022.  For more information about graduate admissions and the application process, https://geography.unt.edu/degrees-certificates/graduate-programs/research-masters#<https://geography.unt.edu/degrees-certificates/graduate-programs/research-masters>.

Before you apply, please contact Drs. Liang (Lu.Liang at unt.edu) and Ponette-González (alexandra at unt.edu) for more information.

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Lu Liang, PhD
Assistant Professor in Geospatial Science
Department of Geography and the Environment
University of North Texas
Website <https://sites.google.com/site/liang3mlab/home> ; Google Scholar<https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rFXEMY4AAAAJ&hl=en>; Twitter: @Geo3L

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