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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px">Dr. Lin Meng (</span><a href="https://my.vanderbilt.edu/lin-meng/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" id="OWA52b0d6de-b379-cce0-d328-031a5ecda83a" class="x_OWAAutoLink x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" data-linkindex="0" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px">https://my.vanderbilt.edu/lin-meng/</span></a><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px">)
at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Vanderbilt University is seeking 1-2 fully funded Ph.D. students interested in<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px">Global Change Ecology<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span></span>using
remote sensing, in situ observation, and modeling. The Meng Lab aims to answer key ecosystem questions: How do climate change and human activities affect terrestrial ecosystems? We study the response of plants to climate changes and human activities such as
urbanization and deforestation. We are also interested in carbon and water cycles in terrestrial ecosystems regulated by vegetation dynamics.</span><span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0"> </span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px">Research topics for prospective Ph.D. students are open in the field of global change ecology, urban ecology, and tropical ecosystems and will be determined by Dr.
Meng and the student. Starting date is<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><b class="ContentPasted0">Fall 2024</b>. </span></p>
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<b><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px">Qualifications:<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span></span></b><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px">strong
quantitative programming skills and<b class="x_ContentPasted0"><span class="ContentPasted0"> </span></b>solid background in global change ecology, vegetation remote sensing, and land surface processes. Proficiency in spoken/written English. </span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted3 ContentPasted0" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px">Vanderbilt University is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution and is ranked among the top universities in the United States, providing comprehensive,
high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs. Founded in 1873, Vanderbilt enrolls approximately 13,800 students from the US and over 100 foreign countries. Vanderbilt University is located in Nashville, Tennessee, a thriving state-capital city that enjoys
a moderate climate, excellent parks and natural areas, a strong and varied economy, and diverse food, music, and cultural opportunities. Vanderbilt University and the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences have a strong institutional commitment to
recruiting and retaining an academically and culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students. Members of traditionally underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. Vanderbilt is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer. </span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0 ContentPasted1" style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b class="ContentPasted1">Details:<span class="ContentPasted1"> </span></b><a href="https://menglinmet.wixsite.com/meng/skills-1" id="OWAbfa8eea3-795d-dd27-4a79-a127cfce3882" style="margin:0px" class="OWAAutoLink ContentPasted1">https://menglinmet.wixsite.com/meng/skills-1</a></span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="ContentPasted0 ContentPasted1" style="margin:0px"> </span></span><span class="x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0 ContentPasted1" style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline ContentPasted1">
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<b><span class="x_ContentPasted2 ContentPasted0" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px">Contact:</span></b><span class="x_ContentPasted2 ContentPasted0" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px"><span class="ContentPasted0"> </span>Dr. Lin
Meng,<span class="ContentPasted0"> </span></span><a href="mailto:lin.meng@vanderbilt.edu" id="OWAb94a0468-6de9-0927-fe71-33233ba0a6f6" class="x_OWAAutoLink x_ContentPasted2 ContentPasted0" data-linkindex="2" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px">lin.meng@vanderbilt.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0"> </span></p>
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<span class="x_ContentPasted1 ContentPasted0" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; margin: 0px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Thanks and best wishes, </span></p>
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