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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I am seeking applications for graduate students in my group in the </span><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a href="https://eaes.uic.edu/" id="OWAfdad1cb0-aa57-919b-448d-dc73b54f2ac3" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Department
of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. Broadly, my group works on understanding long-term, large-scale hydrological change, water storage in the landscape, and landscape
morphology. You can learn more about my past and current research</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://kcallaghan.github.io/" id="OWA5fa423a6-ece9-a11a-dfd0-b66ed6c7c89c" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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The focus of this position will be on understanding how runoff is stored in landscape depressions at a large scale, and the impacts of this on streamflow. The project will be predominantly computational, and will include coding, wrangling of big data, and running
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A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Earth science, hydrology, or a related field is required; coding or modelling experience would be an advantage.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Start date:</span> Fall 2026</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">Application deadline:</span> January 15, 2026 (please contact me well before this deadline if you would like to apply)</div>
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If you are interested in applying, please contact me at <span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">
<u><a href="mailto:kerryc@uic.edu" id="OWAc316d731-0ba9-8abe-6291-57335e7ef35c" class="OWAAutoLink elementToProof" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">kerryc@uic.edu</a></u></span>. Include your CV and a brief description of your research interests and experience.</div>
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Regards,</div>
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<div class="elementToProof" style="font-size: 12pt;">Kerry Lee Callaghan</div>
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Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago</div>
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