PhD Graduate Position in Climate, Land Use and Wildlife Research at the University of Nevada, Reno Geography Department
The Interdisciplinary Climate Research Lab in the Department of Geography (www.unr.edu/geography) at the University of Nevada, Reno, led by Dr. Douglas Boyle and Dr. Scott Bassett, is recruiting a Doctoral student interested in pursuing multi-disciplinary climate research with us and our collaborators at the University of Maine and Desert Research Institute. The research will focus on the use of downscaled climate models and land use change scenarios to determine potential future impacts on native fauna in the Southern California region. With the limited extent of natural communities near the Southern California coast, need has arisen to better understand the nexis of climate, land use, and species distribution in a non-stationary world. The prospective student will be integrated with a collaborative group of researchers working on a host of climatic topics in arid and semiarid regions of the world. Research will be conducted in close collaboration with Dr. Scott Bassett. Applicants with scientific backgrounds in climate, geography, planning or ecology and an interest in computer modeling and interdisciplinary research are encouraged to apply. Financial support is available through a likely combination of teaching and research assistantships. Health insurance and partial tuition waivers are also provided. If interested send a Curriculum Vitae, unofficial transcripts, GRE scores and a personal statement (1−2 pages) describing your previous research experience and future research interests to Dr. Scott Bassett (sbass...@unr.edu). Applicants will also need to submit an application to the Geography Ph.D. program (http://www.unr.edu/grad/admissions). Applications will be reviewed as material is received and potential candidates should have all material sent to Dr. Scott Bassett by January 15, 2017. For full consideration for entrance into the University of Nevada, Reno’s Geography program the official application and all associated material must be completed/received by February 1, 2017.
