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<b>PhD student opening - Fall 2025</b></div>
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Position description:</div>
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The department of Environmental and Sustainable Engineering at the University at Albany, State University of New York, is seeking applications for one Graduate Assistantship (which covers stipend, tuition, and insurance) starting Fall 2025. The graduate student
will work under the supervision of Dr. Rixiang Huang. The research areas include but are not limited to biogeochemical cycling of carbon and nutrients, fate and transport of contaminants, and resource recycling.</div>
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Candidate qualification:</div>
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Must have received a bachelor’s or master’s (preferred) degree in environmental science/engineering, geosciences, soil sciences, or other closely related disciplines;</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; list-style-type: "2) ";">
Demonstrated research experiences in relevant topics;</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; list-style-type: "3) ";">
Familiar with common environmental analytical instruments;</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; list-style-type: "4) ";">
Strong scientific communication skills;</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; list-style-type: "5) ";">
Have a strong self-motivation, good research attitude, strong desire to learn and solve problems.</li></ol>
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Application procedure:</div>
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The interested applicants shall submit an application that includes: 1) a personal statement describing your research experiences, qualifications and career goals, 2) detailed curriculum vitae with a full list of research publications, and 3) contacts of three
academic references, to Dr. Rixiang Huang via E-mail at <span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">
<u><a href="mailto:rhuang6@albany.edu" id="OWA34165444-a258-a80d-c664-fa2f751a6694" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">rhuang6@albany.edu</a></u></span>.</div>
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The applications will be reviewed immediately and continue until the position is filled. Only the best fit candidates will be contacted for interviews. Following the interview, successful candidates will need to submit their application materials through the
Graduate School of the University at Albany:</div>
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https://www.albany.edu/graduate/admissions/apply-degree-or-certificate-program</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(27, 2, 255);">Rixiang Huang</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Assistant Professor & Graduate Program Director </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black;">Department of Environmental & Sustainable Engineering </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black;">University at Albany, State University of New York </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black;">Office:
<i>ETEC# 0129</i></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black;">1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black;">Phone:
<i>518-437-4977</i> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black;">Email:
<i>rhuang6@albany.edu</i> </span></p>
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