The student would join an interdisciplinary team working on an NSF funded Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems project titled "Strengthening Resilience of Arid Region Riparian Corridors: Ecohydrology and Decision-Making in the Sonora and San Pedro Watersheds" [http://udallcenter.arizona.edu/wrpg/cnh/]. The project links ecohydrology and decision making approaches to evaluate the resilience of arid riparian areas to climate change and land-use practices.
We are looking for a PhD or MS candidate with a background and interest in working with ecological and climate data that informs decision-making linked to ecosystem services and the resilience of socio-ecological systems. The candidate will conduct field work in semi-arid watersheds to help develop ecological indicator data sets that link to decision making and to monitor ecosystem and ecosystem service responses to climate and land-use variability. There will be opportunities to work with stakeholders in semi-arid watersheds, and to conduct research in a bi-national setting. This position requires a background in environmental science, ecohydrology, plant science, ecosystem ecology, environmental statistics, geography or related field. Expertise in Geographical Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and explicit skills in data analysis and modeling, and interested in working with stakeholders is preferred. The student would be enrolled in the Natural Resources Program, Watershed Management and Ecohydrology focus with the School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Arizona. See program websites for more information on application and program details (http://snre.arizona.edu/academic/grad/prospective and http://www.snr.arizona.edu/academic/grad/gradprograms). Candidates selected to receive the assistantship will have a full tuition waiver and receive a stipend and benefits according to the program, - the student would start Spring term 2014 (mid-January).
