The Department of Watershed Sciences (WATS) at Utah State University will award 1 - 2 Ph.D. Fellowships for students that wish to start PhD studies beginning Summer or Fall of 2014. Fellowships include 4 years of support at $20,000 per year, tuition, and research expenses. Areas of faculty expertise in Watershed Sciences include climate modeling, conservation and restoration science, fisheries ecology, geomorphology, hydrology, limnology, stream ecology, water quality, and wetland ecology. The Department is especially interested in attracting strong applicants interested in interdisciplinary aspects of water science and from groups that are underrepresented in the sciences.
Review of Fellowship applications will be based on both the strength of the students background (previous coursework, GRE scores, previous research experience, letters of recommendation) and sponsorship by a WATS faculty advisor. Students interested in this opportunity should contact potential faculty sponsors soon (www.qcnr.usu.edu/wats). As part of the application, the faculty sponsor must document how the applicant will fit into and contribute to the professors research program. Faculty advisors must submit completed applications by 24 January 2014 for students to be guaranteed consideration. A complete application will include: 1) a letter of interest from the student applicant, 2) a letter of support from the faculty sponsor, 3) a current resume from the student applicant, and 4) a completed graduate school application (to be completed by the student). For general information regarding the Department of Watershed Sciences, the Quinney College of Natural Resources, and Departmental fellowships, contact Chuck Hawkins (chuck.hawk...@usu.edu), Interim Head of Watershed Sciences.
