The Department of Environmental Studies (ENS) at the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) is recruiting students for our MS (thesis required) in Environmental Science and MA (non-thesis option) in Environmental Studies (the latter with concentrations in Environmental Planning & Management and Sustainable Development & Policy). A variety of funding opportunities exist for students who will begin in August 2018. - Graduate Assistant: work with department staff primarily in the areas of programmatic initiatives (1 position in ENS; multiple positions with other units at UIS) - Graduate Research Assistant: work in our GIS Laboratory primarily in the areas of geospatial research and technical/support services (1 position in ENS) - Graduate Public Service Internships: work in state agencies, usually the IL Environmental Protection Agency or IL Department of Natural Resources (~10 positions for ENS graduate students) - other support packages, scholarships, and loans are also available
All positions are 21 months and include monthly stipend, tuition waivers, and partial fee waivers, but the details of the benefits differ. Potential students need to apply for funding separately from the application for admission to the Department. There is a firm deadline of 9 March 2018 for students beginning in August 2018. For more information on the GA/GRA positions: https://www.uis.edu/graduateassistantships/ For more information on the GPSI positions: http://www.uis.edu/graduateinternprograms/gpsi/ For more information on the Department of Environmental Studies: http://www.uis.edu/environmentalstudies/ Our MS and MA degrees are also available fully online, but, except for scholarships and loans, the above-described funding is not available to those students. Please let me know of any questions. Dennis (dru...@uis.edu) Dennis R. Ruez, Jr. Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Studies One University Plaza, PAC 309 University of Illinois at Springfield Springfield, Illinois 62703-5407 http://uis.edu/ens
