Colleagues, I'm writing to ask for your help in recruiting students to our new interdisciplinary PhD program at Portland State University (PSU). With support from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program, we are seeking prospective PhD applicants for our first incoming class in Fall 2011. The substantive focus of this program is on ecosystem services (terrestrial and marine) to support urbanizing regions (ESUR IGERT). We aim to recruit up to 6 PhD students for our first cohort. Of particular interest are underrepresented candidates who are permanent residents or US Citizens. For information about this IGERT program, including the application process, community partners, and participating departments, please see our recently launched website:
http://www.pdx.edu/esur-igert Participants in the IGERT PhD program will received multiple benefits. Aside from alleviating many of the financial woes of graduate school (three year traineeship with annual stipend of $30K, tuition remission, $10,500 in research funding, national and international conference travel, etc.), the IGERT program offers extensive opportunities for PhD trainees to engage faculty from a broad array of disciplines, community partners in local, national, and international organizations and agencies, and involvement in team-based research in an emerging area of scholarship. Please forward this note to prospective applicants, and those responsible for advising graduate students. Our 2-page recruiting document is attached. Thanks in advance for your help! Elise Granek -- Elise Granek, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Environmental Science and Management and co-Director ESUR IGERT Portland State University PO Box 751 Portland, OR 97207 503-725-4241 gran...@pdx.edu -- Elise Granek, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Environmental Science and Management Portland State University PO Box 751 Portland, OR 97207 503-725-4241 gran...@pdx.edu
