<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Dr. </span><a href="https://www.uidaho.edu/cnr/faculty/wardropper" style="font-size:12pt;color:blue"><span style="font-size:11pt">Chloe Wardropper</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt"> (Department
of Natural Resources and Society), along with Drs. </span><a href="https://www.uidaho.edu/cnr/faculty/postdoctoral-and-research-staff/sparks" style="font-size:12pt;color:blue"><span style="font-size:11pt">Aaron Sparks</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt">
and <a href="https://www.uidaho.edu/cnr/faculty/boschetti" style="color:blue">Luigi Boschetti</a> (Department
of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Science) and </span><a href="https://www.uidaho.edu/cals/agricultural-economics-and-rural-sociology/our-people/alexander-maas" style="font-size:12pt;color:blue"><span style="font-size:11pt">Alex Maas</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt">
(Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology), at University of
Idaho, USA, are recruiting a PhD student. The student would conduct
quantitative socio-environmental research on drivers of land-use change and associated
fire risk in Greece. This project is funded through </span><a href="https://lcluc.umd.edu/" style="font-size:12pt;color:blue"><span style="font-size:11pt">NASA’s Land-Cover
and Land-Use Change program</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt">. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">The student will work with
Drs. Wardropper and Maas on fulfilling the following objectives:</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Use spatially explicit multivariate analyses to
identify geophysical, socioeconomic, and sociocultural drivers of agricultural
land abandonment in Greece, with a focus on cultural identity and family
legacy.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Use discrete choice or experimental survey methods to identify
policies (subsidies, education, behavioral nudges, etc.) most likely to promote
fire-conscious land management.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Coordinate work with collaborators in Greece, Drs. </span><a href="http://fmrs.web.auth.gr/profile/ioannis-gitas-head-of-the-unit-professor/" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:11pt">Ioannis Gitas</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt">
at University of Thessaloniki and </span><a href="https://www.iamc.ciheam.org/el/education/master_of_schience/enm/staff" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:11pt">Chariton Kalaitzidis</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt"> at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Dr. Sparks will conduct
spatial analysis using satellite data (e.g. Landsat and Sentinel imagery, GEDI
lidar data) to identify and map agricultural land abandonment and associated
fire risk in Greece. The PhD student may work with Dr. Sparks on these data if
experience and time allows. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">The PhD student would likely
enroll in the </span><a href="https://www.uidaho.edu/cnr/grad-programs/on-campus-degrees/natural-resources-phd" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:11pt">Natural</span></a><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-size:11pt"> Resources</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"> PhD program, housed within the College of Natural
Resources. But the student will be expected to work across Colleges,
particularly with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, where Dr.
Maas’s department is housed. We can initially offer a three-year funding
package, with half of academic semesters in a research assistantship and half
in a teaching assistantship, and three summers fully funded under the research
assistantship. Funding is also allocated for travel to Greece and professional
conferences. We will work with the student to apply for additional fellowships
to finish the PhD; additional teaching assistantship positions are also
available. Ideal start date is June 2021.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Qualifications:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">- Master’s degree in social
science or natural resources field (we are open to multiple disciplinary
backgrounds so long as the candidate wishes to pursue a primarily quantitative social
science PhD)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">- Experience with statistical
analysis, preferably in R or STATA</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">- Interest in decision-making
and environmental change</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">- English language
proficiency</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Preferred qualifications:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">- Experience conducting and
analyzing surveys</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">- Experience incorporating
spatial data (e.g., LandSat imagery) into analyses using a GIS (ArcGIS, QGIS)
and/or programming language (R, Python, GDAL)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">- Understanding of EU
agricultural policies</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">- Greek language proficiency
(or experience working in non-English environments and willingness to learn)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">To apply:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Send (1) cover letter, (2) CV,
(3) transcripts from Master’s program, and (4) names and emails for 2-3
references in <b>one PDF</b> to </span><a href="mailto:cwardropper@uidaho.edu" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:11pt">cwardropper@uidaho.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt">. Priority review date is November 4, 2020. Email Dr.
Wardropper with any questions. </span></p></div>