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<b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Urban Heat and Pollution Interactions – Research Assistants Needed<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">We are seeking three highly motivated, hard-working master’s students to work
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">on a National Science Foundation grant “</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Patterns and Drivers of Intra-Urban Heat and Pollution Island Interactions”</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> beginning in fall 2022. Students
will work under the supervision of </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Drs. Lu Liang (Principal Investigator;
</span><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/liang3mlab/home"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">https://sites.google.com/site/liang3mlab/home</span></a><span style="font-size:11.5pt">) and Alexandra Ponette-González (Co-Principal Investigator,
</span><a href="https://ponettelab.cargo.site"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">https://ponettelab.cargo.site</span></a><span style="font-size:11.5pt">) 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.<b> </b>Applicants are competitive for
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">t</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">eaching assistantships to fund the second year of the program.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Research Assistantship Position 1<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Research: Dust events and heat extremes in the Dallas-Fort Worth area</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Primary supervisor:
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Dr. Alexandra Ponette-González<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Required skills: experience with Excel, GIS, statistics, attention to detail, strong organizational skills, timeliness, demonstrated ability to complete
projects<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Preferred skills: interest in data visualization<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Research Assistantship Position 2<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Research: Fine-scale modeling of particulate matter distribution using low-cost sensor data and satellite imagery
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Primary supervisor:
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Dr. Lu Liang<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Required skills: Programming, Remote sensing<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Preferred skills: GIS, background / experience in statistics or machine learning<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Research Assistantship Position 3<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Research: Spatial-temporal analysis of urban heat and urban pollution
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Primary supervisor:
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Dr. Lu Liang and Dr. Alexandra Ponette-González (co-advising)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Required skills: GIS, Intro Programming<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Preferred skills: remote sensing / Digital image analysis, background / experience in statistics or machine learning<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Required teamwork skills (for all positions)
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">ability and willingness to work as part of a team<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">appreciation for diversity in science<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">openness to constructive feedback<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">enthusiasm<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">timeliness<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">reliability<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">UNT is located in the City of Denton, in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">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.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">The application deadline for this position is Friday, February 18<sup>th</sup> but applications will be accepted through April 15, 2022</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">.
For more information about graduate admissions and the application process, </span>
<a href="https://geography.unt.edu/degrees-certificates/graduate-programs/research-masters"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">https://geography.unt.edu/degrees-certificates/graduate-programs/research-masters#</span></a><span style="font-size:11.5pt">.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Before you apply, please contact Drs. Liang (Lu.Liang@unt.edu) and Ponette-González (alexandra@unt.edu) for more information.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">_________________________________________</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#00B050">Lu Liang, PhD</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Assistant Professor in Geospatial Science</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Geography and the Environment</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">University of North Texas</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/liang3mlab/home"><span style="color:#0563C1">Website </span></a>;</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">
<a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rFXEMY4AAAAJ&hl=en"><span style="color:#0563C1">Google Scholar</span></a>;
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Twitter: @Geo3L<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Interested in hosting free air quality and temperature sensors as part of
<a href="https://news.unt.edu/news-releases/unt-professor-using-citizen-scientists-study-possible-link-between-air-pollution-and">
<span style="color:#0563C1">a citizen science project</span></a>? Sign up <a href="https://forms.gle/BrULqqsPSAbMq4e38">
<span style="color:#0563C1">here</span></a>.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">_________________________________________</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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