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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We are recruiting two funded PhD positions at the University
of Vermont to explore how Earth Observations (e.g., other remote-sensing data)
can reveal connections between ecosystems and socioeconomic outcomes, with a
focus on justice. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please help us spread the word!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">PhD students will be supervised by the three faculty
members at UVM’s Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural
Resources: <a href="https://www.uvm.edu/rsenr/profiles/gillian_galford" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">Gillian
Galford</a>, <a href="https://www.uvm.edu/gund/profiles/taylor-ricketts" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">Taylor
Ricketts</a>, <a href="https://www.uvm.edu/rsenr/profiles/rachelle_gould" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">and
Rachelle Gould</a>. UVM faculty members <a href="https://www.uvm.edu/rsenr/profiles/bindu_panikkar" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">Bindu Panikkar</a> and
<a href="https://www.uvm.edu/gund/profiles/brendan-fisher" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">Brendan Fisher</a>
are also collaborators and will interact with students. The positions are part
of a team project “Socioeconomic assessments: enhancing and measuring the value
of Earth Observations (EO) for informing decisions,” which involves
collaboration with faculty at five other universities and 15 non-academic
partners.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The students will contribute to three research topics: </p>
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<li style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Climate
change, human migration, and environmental justice: </b>EO data empowers
modeling of climate change and its biophysical impacts, but has lagged
behind in informing climate change migration and adaptation. EO can be
better leveraged to improve understanding of vulnerabilities, impacts, and
opportunities for adaptation. (This work builds on Galford’s work, e.g., <a href="https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/env.2021.0063" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">Ren et
al. 2022</a> and Clark et al. In Press, Dynamics in Human Systems.) </li>
<li style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Biocultural values and environmental justice:</b> EO data have been used
very little in concert with biocultural values such as sacredness or
cultural identity. EO may be able to improve understanding of
relationships between biodiversity and biocultural and nonmaterial values,
especially if novel “measures of value” (i.e., not only economic measures)
are employed. (This work builds on Gould’s work, e.g., <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11625-019-00721-9" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">Gould
et al. 2019</a> and <a href="https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/70/12/1093/5956459" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">Gould
et al. 2020</a>).</li>
<li style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Health
and environmental justice:</b> Nature experience can improve mental and physical
health, especially in cities, but crucial questions remain
about dose response, types of outdoor experiences, and differences among
cultural groups. EO is a promising approach to scaling up and generalizing
from local studies to answer these questions. (This work builds on
Ricketts’ work, e.g., <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-00775-2" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">Herrera et al.
2017</a> and <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-23905-3" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">Gourevitch
et al. 2021</a>.)</li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Desired qualifications include: experience with remote
sensing data and/or spatial analysis; experience with research on socioeconomic
dimensions of environmental issues; interest in environmental justice research,
and a commitment to completing an interdisciplinary doctoral degree.
Prospective students need not possess all of these skills, but demonstrate
clear interest in those they don’t already have.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To apply to one of these positions, please:</p>
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<li style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Send
an email to Drs. Ricketts, Galford, and Gould to introduce yourself and
briefly explain your interest. Please use “Interest in Earth Observations
PhD Position” as your subject line.</li>
<li style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Apply
to UVM’s graduate school by Jan 1, 2023, and clearly indicate your interest
in these positions in your application. Instructions on applying to grad
school at UVM’s Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources are
<a href="https://www.uvm.edu/rsenr/applying_rubenstein_school_graduate_program" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">here</a>.</li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Thank you so much for your interest. We look forward to
hearing from interested prospective students!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Gillian, Rachelle, <span style="font-size:11pt">and Taylor</span></p></div>
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