Graduate Research Assistantships are available at the Department of Earth System Science and Policy (ESSP, http://essp.und.edu) at the University of North Dakota. The successful candidate will work in one of the externally funded projects: - Climate change and land use change impacts on a terminal lake watershed; - Climate change impacts on food security; - Climate change risk perceptions.
An ideal applicant would have an applicable background in natural science with interest in remote sensing, GIS, numerical simulations, and/or environmental modeling. Knowledge of, or a proven ability to learn computer programming is a strong plus. Applications from the students majoring in statistics, computer or physical science who exhibit interests in working with environmental applications are also strongly encouraged. The assistantship is offered at the M.S. or Ph.D. levels and includes a GRA and tuition waiver. A successful applicant will work and study within a multidisciplinary team of faculty and students on one of the ESSP projects. The ESSP academic program emphasizes teaching the components of the earth system science and policy and applying the knowledge to address environmental sustainability issues. The program includes gaining extensive practical experience in using GIS and remote sensing, and substantial part of the GRA will come from work in the spatial technology laboratory. University campus is located in Grand Forks, a community of about 50000 on the North Dakota Minnesota border close to Canada, which provides abundant cultural and recreational opportunities. Interested students should contact Dr. Andrei Kirilenko at the address below. Application should be sent directly to the UND Graduate School: http://www.und.edu/dept/grad. Please feel free to contact me directly for additional information or search the ESSP web site: http://essp.und.edu. Do not hit reply to answer this message! Andrei P. Kirilenko Associate Professor Department of Earth Systems Science and Policy University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 58202-9011 Phone: 701-777-6761 Fax: 701-777-2940 Email: <my first name>.<my family name>@und.edu
