<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-11463862-7fff-7aa7-318d-f1e876eaf85a"><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.32;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">International Research Experience for Students Summer 2022 - El Salvador</span></h2><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.55455;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(242,140,62);font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Now seeking MS and PhD students to conduct </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(242,140,62);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">hydrological and sociocultural research</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(242,140,62);font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> in El Salvador. </span><a href="https://proposalspace.com/calls/d/1403" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Apply now!</span></a></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.92;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 15pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(60,118,61);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(169,68,66);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Application deadline: February 4, 2022. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.92;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 15pt"><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Michigan Technological University (MTU), the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI), and Lutheran World Relief (LWR) received support from the National Science Foundation - International Research Experience for Students program to investigate agricultural community adaptations to extreme hydrometeorological events in El Salvador. </span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.92;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 15pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">When and Where</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.92;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 15pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Accepted students will participate in an 8-week summer research experience in select communities of El Salvador from mid June 15 - early August, 2022. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.92;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 15pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Student Eligibility</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.92;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 15pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We seek students with interdisciplinary research interests in hydrological and social science backgrounds. Students must be full-time graduate students (incoming is acceptable) and US citizens. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.92;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 15pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Funding</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.92;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 15pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">All travel expenses (subject to university and NSF Policies) will be provided and a $2,000 stipend to those who complete the experience. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.92;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 15pt"><font color="#000000" style=""><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Interested?</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b> </b>Jo</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">i</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">n</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> us at 6:00 pm (Eastern) on Wednesday, January 19th to learn more!</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.92;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 15pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We will host an informational webinar to provide an overview of the program and an opportunity to answer any questions before the application deadline. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Join the webinar via this </span><a href="https://michigantech.zoom.us/j/81712574911" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Zoom link</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The presentation will be recorded and posted to the website for later viewing. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.92;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 15pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-----------</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.92;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 15pt"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,85,85);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please contact Dr. Luke Bowman at </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:ljbowman@mtu.edu">ljbowman@mtu.edu</a></span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,85,85);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> with questions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Website</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: </span><a href="http://www.cuahsi.org/projects/IRES" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">www.cuahsi.org/projects/IRES</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Application link</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: </span><a href="https://proposalspace.com/calls/d/1403" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://proposalspace.com/calls/d/1403</span></a></span><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.mtu.edu/geo/department/faculty/bowman/" target="_blank"><font color="#3d85c6">Luke Bowman</font></a>, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor<br><a href="https://www.mtu.edu/geo/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Department of Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences</a><br><a href="https://www.mtu.edu/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Michigan Technological University</a><br>1400 Townsend Drive (<a href="https://goo.gl/maps/z2fGtLV7REq" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Dow </a>606)<br>Houghton, MI 49931-1295<br>906.487.2582 (direct line)<div>317-691-4712 (Cell)<br>Office: <a href="http://www.mtu.edu/maps/?location=Dow+Environmental+Sciences+and+Engineering+Building" target="_blank"><font color="#3d85c6">Dow 606</font></a></div><div>he/his/him</div><div><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1ND4GMI5sK16BEFleEfEzzMBtJu-8AEq1&revid=0B8-vCOJuA_1sZDNEZk1WVGd4SHd1Mm9Tc3Voa1dtR2JUb3ZRPQ" width="96" height="29"><br></div><div>@mtugeomining (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/mtugeomining/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/mtugeomining" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mtugeomining/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Instagram</a>)<br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Michigan Technological University is located within Ojibwa (Chippewa) homelands and ceded-territory established by the </span><a href="https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/kapplers/id/26383/rec/1" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt" target="_blank">Treaty of 1842</a><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">, the territory of Native American nations in </span><i style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Gakiiwe’onaning</i><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> (Keweenaw Bay), </span><i style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Gete-gitgaaning</i><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> (Lac Vieux Desert), </span><i style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Mashkii-ziibing</i><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> (Bad River), </span><i style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Odaawaa-zaaga’iganing</i><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> (Lac Courte Oreilles), </span><i style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Waaswaaganing</i><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> (Lac Du Flambeau), </span><i style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Miskwaabikong</i><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> (Red Cliff), </span><i style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Wezaawaagami-ziibiing</i><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> (St. Croix), and </span><i style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Zaka’aaganing</i><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> (Sokaogon Mole Lake).</span></div></div></div></div></div></div>