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<b>PhD student opening - Fall 2026</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 2026. 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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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">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><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); margin: 0px;" data-linkindex="0" title="mailto:rhuang6@albany.edu" class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWAa679b37e-d14a-0858-dd93-18645e13cc5d" href="mailto:rhuang6@albany.edu">rhuang6@albany.edu</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</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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<a href="Https://www.albany.edu/graduate/admissions/apply-degree-or-certificate-program">Https://www.albany.edu/graduate/admissions/apply-degree-or-certificate-program</a> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting", "Apple Chancery", cursive; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(27, 2, 255);">Rixiang Huang</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Associate Professor & Graduate Program Director </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Department of Environmental & Sustainable Engineering </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; 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: 10pt; color: black;">1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222</span></p>
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<i>518-437-4977</i> </span></p>
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<i>rhuang6@albany.edu</i> </span></p>
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