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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I am recruiting one PhD student to start in Spring or Fall 2027
<u>in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Connecticut (UConn)</u>. If you are looking for a PhD position in hydrology, and are interested in baseflow resilience and groundwater-surface water interactions under climate disturbances, I have
a new project beginning Fall 2026, in collaboration with the </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);"><a href="https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/water-resources/science/next-generation-water-observing-system-ngwos" title="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usgs.gov%2Fmission-areas%2Fwater-resources%2Fscience%2Fnext-generation-water-observing-system-ngwos&data=05%7C02%7Clijing.wang%40uconn.edu%7C2a157e376f4542fc619408df0dae7e24%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C639244715416109659%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=b0KYbBHKxr6tico%2BfTJObHExY46K0%2B3HBd8pLd0RS%2Fg%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/water-resources/science/next-generation-water-observing-system-ngwos" data-outlook-id="e37b9cc7-d151-4531-8fb2-7922b2f38ec4" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);">USGS
Next Generation Water Observing System (NGWOS)</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, to predict baseflow across the headwaters within the Delaware River Basin, United States. You will be co-mentored by
</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);"><a href="https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/martin-a-briggs" title="Original URL:
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Martin Briggs</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> at the USGS Hydrologic Remote Sensing Branch.</span></div>
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Please email me directly (lijing.wang AT uconn.edu) with an up-to-date CV and a brief statement of research experience/interests/plans, so we can assess fit before you apply formally.</div>
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Desired qualifications: </div>
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<div role="presentation"><span style="text-transform: none;">A strong background in groundwater modeling, with hands-on experience using tools such as MODFLOW, ATS (Advanced Terrestrial Simulator), ParFlow, or similar process-based hydrologic modeling software.</span></div>
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<div role="presentation"><span style="text-transform: none;">Experience in scientific programming (Python - preferred, R, Julia, or Matlab).</span></div>
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<div role="presentation"><span style="text-transform: none;">Experience with machine learning, uncertainty quantification, Bayesian statistics, or geophysics/hydrology fieldwork is a plus, though not required.</span></div>
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Graduate students in UConn Earth Sciences receive funding through research and teaching assistantships, with continuous stipend support and possible additional summer funding, totaling $40k per year.</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">To learn more about our Model-data Integration Hydrology Lab at UConn, please visit
</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);"><a href="https://lijingwang.github.io/" title="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flijingwang.github.io%2F&data=05%7C02%7Clijing.wang%40uconn.edu%7C2a157e376f4542fc619408df0dae7e24%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C639244715416167188%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=VRLNLWqJw3fSBU8VnEK4dtdI6OY%2BYkqcGpupx5Ijos4%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://lijingwang.github.io/" data-outlook-id="496d9241-517e-4795-89c4-449c949e14d1" style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);">https://lijingwang.github.io/</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.
For more on the department, visit UConn Earth Sciences at </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 120, 212);"><a href="https://earthsciences.uconn.edu/" title="Original URL:
https://earthsciences.uconn.edu/
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<span style="text-transform: none;">Best,
Lijing</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><b>Lijing Wang (she/her)</b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;">Assistant Professor</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;">Department of Earth Sciences</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;">University of Connecticut</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><a href="mailto:lijing.wang@uconn.edu" data-outlook-id="74293574-ac7b-434f-a197-107f6486fa1f">lijing.wang@uconn.edu</a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><a href="https://lijingwang.github.io/" data-outlook-id="ae32b9f6-f283-4758-a203-1c34c5d4126f">https://lijingwang.github.io/</a></div>
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