Assistantship in Hydrology/Watershed Management The Virginia Water Resources Research Center (http://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/) and Department of Forestry at Virginia Tech are seeking applicants for a graduate research assistantship position at the M.S. level. An applicant is sought with research interests in hydrology and forest watershed management. Potential research projects include assessment of hydrologic controls on riparian buffer nutrient retention, land-use impacts on hydrology, effectiveness of best management practices, and basic hydrologic research in forested environments.
Desired qualifications include: an undergraduate degree in water resources science or engineering, forestry or natural resources, environmental science, or a related field; good written and oral communication skills; quantitative data analysis capability. Research assistantships in the Department of Forestry include a full tuition waiver and a competitive annual stipend. The assistantship is expected to begin in the fall of 2009. For more information please contact (preferably by email or phone): Dr. Kevin J. McGuire Virginia Water Resources Research Center & Department of Forestry 210-B Cheatham Hall (0444) Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061 Tel: 540-231-6017; Fax: 540-231-6673 Email: [email protected]
