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<p style="margin:0in"><b><u><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:black">Fully funded PhD position in dust-climate research at University of California - Merced, USA
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0E101A">The <a href="https://www.aadebiyi.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4A6EE0">Aerosol-Climate research group</span></a> in the Department of Life and Environmental Sciences at the <a href="https://www.ucmerced.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4A6EE0">University
of California - Merced (UC Merced</span></a>), Merced, US, is seeking 1-2 Ph.D. students to begin in the Fall of 2023. <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Successful candidates will work on research involving the critical impacts of dust
on the global climate system.</span></strong> The position will be funded through a combination of research and teaching assistantships, which will include tuition waivers, stipends, and benefits. Applicants with a background in atmospheric science, ocean
science, geology, physics, or other related fields are welcome to apply. Previous programming skills using Fortran, NCL, Matlab, Python, or others are preferred but not required.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0E101A">Motivated students are encouraged to contact <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dr. Yemi Adebiyi</span></strong> at <a href="mailto:aaadebiyi@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4A6EE0">aaadebiyi@ucmerced.edu</span></a> with
a CV and a brief statement of research interests and experience. Successful applicants will be asked to apply and take graduate courses in the <a href="https://es.ucmerced.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4A6EE0">Environmental Systems (ES) Ph.D. program.</span></a> Information
on how to apply to the program can be found on this <a href="https://es.ucmerced.edu/prospective-students" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4A6EE0">website</span></a> (https://es.ucmerced.edu/prospective-students), with the final application due <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">on
January 15, 2023</span></strong>. Please note that the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Score is <u>not required</u> to apply for the ES graduate program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0E101A">More information about the Aerosol-Climate group at UC Merced can be found on the group’s website at <a href="https://www.aadebiyi.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4A6EE0">https://www.aadebiyi.com/</span></a>.
The Aerosol-Climate group is committed to providing a supportive and enriching research environment where diversity is a source of creativity and innovation for students of all backgrounds, nationalities, races, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. In addition,
UC Merced is a campus committed to the success and <a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/GRC" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4A6EE0">support of our graduate students</span></a>. Currently, 97 percent of our Ph.D. students receive <a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/financial-support" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4A6EE0">full
financial support.</span></a> With the lowest cost of living across the UC system, funding stretches further at UC Merced, allowing our students to focus on research and a timely completion of their degree.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0E101A">Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#999999">5200 Lake Road </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#DAAC00">|</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#999999"> Merced,
California 95343<br>
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