The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) seeks applicants for our NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) program, "Water in the Urban Environment." Solutions to complex problems associated with the effect of urbanization on the water cycle require integrated ecological, economic and engineering approaches, as well as innovations in policy-making. This program is training a generation of graduate students to understand these linkages and to be prepared to work in multidisciplinary teams to improve understanding and management of urban environmental systems. The program is centered on three interwoven themes: (1) urban hydrology and contaminant transport; (2) urban biogeochemical cycles, aquatic ecosystems, and human health; and (3) urban water policy, management, and institutions.
The program takes advantage of the presence at UMBC of the field headquarters of the Baltimore Ecosystem Study (http://beslter.org), one of two urban sites in the NSF Long-Term Ecological Research network; partnerships with public agencies, nonprofits, and private consultants; and proximity to the Chesapeake Bay, a coastal ecosystem severely affected by urban land use change. Applicants for IGERT Traineeships must be US citizens or permanent residents. Awardees accepted to one of nine participating PhD programs will receive a stipend of $30,000 per year plus $10,500 cost-of-education allowance. Applications for Fall 2008 are due February 1, 2008. For further information see http://www.umbc.edu/cuere/igert or contact Bernadette Hanlon, IGERT Coordinator at [EMAIL PROTECTED], or Prof. Claire Welty, IGERT Program Director at [EMAIL PROTECTED] The UMBC IGERT Program seeks the applications of minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities. Bernadette Hanlon IGERT Program Coordinator Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education University of Maryland, Baltimore County Tel: (410) 455-1762 www.umbc.edu/cuere
