<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-OutlineElement gmail-Ltr gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;clear:both;overflow:visible;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web",Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><p class="gmail-Paragraph gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px 8px 0px 7px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" class="gmail-TextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:12pt;line-height:19px;font-family:Arial,Arial_EmbeddedFont,Arial_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:none"><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">The Digital Agriculture and Soil Science Laboratory</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Kentucky</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> is </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">seeking</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> an enthusiastic and motivated Ph.D. student for multi-state projects. The </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">selected </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">student</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> will be </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">assisted</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> in developing his/her/their own research projects. One of the research ideas is to integrate </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">field and proximal/remote sensing-based data </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">and</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">assess</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> the effects of soil health practices on </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">carbon/nutrient</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> cycling, water dynamics, and yield stability in agroecosystems. </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">T</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">he student </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">is expected to</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> employ stochastic and process-based models to simulate </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">the </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">existing soil health practices in Kentucky. This work will be conducted as part of an interdisciplinary team </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">comprising</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> various scientists, growers, crop consultants, and government agencies. </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-position:0% 100%;border-bottom:1px solid transparent">Another idea includes, but is not limited to, working with the large existing cover crop datasets.</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">T</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">here are </span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px">numerous</span><span class="gmail-NormalTextRun gmail-SCXW258201679 gmail-BCX0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px"> opportunities to further enhance 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