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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0E101A">Fully funded PhD position in dust-climate research at University of California - Merced, USA</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0E101A">The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><a href="https://www.aadebiyi.com/" title="https://www.aadebiyi.com/"><span style="color:#0078D7">Aerosol-Climate
research group</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0E101A"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0E101A">in the Department of Life and Environmental Sciences at the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><a href="https://www.ucmerced.edu/" title="https://www.ucmerced.edu/"><span style="color:#0078D7">University
of California - Merced (UC Merced)</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0E101A"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0E101A">seeks 1-2 Ph.D. students to begin in the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">Spring
or Fall of 2024</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0E101A">. <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Successful candidates will work on research involving the impacts of dust on clouds and precipitation.</span></strong> This 5-year
PhD position will be fully funded through a combination of research and teaching assistantships to the students, which will include tuition waivers 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 desirable but not required.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>Please note that the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Score is
not required to apply for the ES graduate program.</i></b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0E101A">Motivated students are encouraged to contact Dr. Adeyemi Adebiyi at </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><a href="mailto:aaadebiyi@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank" title="mailto:aaadebiyi@ucmerced.edu"><span style="color:#4A6EE0">aaadebiyi@ucmerced.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0E101A"> with
the CV and a brief statement of research interests and/or experience. More information about the Aerosol-Climate group at UC Merced can be found on the group’s website at </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><a href="https://www.aadebiyi.com/" target="_blank" title="https://www.aadebiyi.com/"><span style="color:#4A6EE0">https://www.aadebiyi.com/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0E101A">.
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 support of our graduate students. Currently, 97 percent of our Ph.D. students receive<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/financial-support" title="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/financial-support"><span style="color:#0078D7">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.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;mso-ligatures:none">Adeyemi (Yemi) Adebiyi</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
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California 95343<br>
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<a href="http://www.aadebiyi.com/"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.aadebiyi.com</span></a>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/DrYemiAdebiyi"><span style="color:#0563C1">@DrYemiAdebiyi</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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