Ph.D. Assistantship in Watershed Biogeochemistry and the Food-Energy-Water Nexus
We are seeking a motivated student to pursue a Ph.D. (although exceptional
M.S. applicants will
also be considered) at Washington State Vancouver, as part of a National
Science Foundation-funded
project investigating Innovations at the Food-Energy-Water nexus in the
Columbia River Basin
(https://fewstorage.wsu.edu/). The successful applicant will be expected to
take on a research
project focused on watershed biogeochemistry within the context of a larger,
collaborative, multi-year,
multi-investigator project focused on the relationship between water, food, and
energy storage
capacity and resilience. The student will be based at WSU Vancouver as a
member of Dr. John
Harrisons Watershed Biogeochemistry and Global Change Laboratory
(https://labs.wsu.edu/gcwblab/), but there will be ample opportunities to
interact with other project
scientists as well. Preference will be given to candidates with a background
in biogeochemistry,
ecosystem ecology, hydrological or nutrient transport modeling, chemistry,
environmental science, or
limnology. Ideally, we are looking for a student to start in August 2017. If
interested, please contact
Dr. John Harrison ([email protected]).
Admission requirements and application materials for the Ph.D. in
Environmental Science at WSU
Vancouver are available at http://cas.vancouver.wsu.edu/environmental-science.
If preferred, a Ph.D.
degree in Geology is also an option; see WSU School of the Environment
homepage:
http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/soe/graduatestudies/.
Students will be supported by teaching and research assistantships and
tuition waivers.
Washington State University Vancouver is a vibrant, rapidly growing institution
located within the
greater Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area, near the Columbia River, Cascade
Mountains and
Pacific Ocean, and offers an exceptional quality of life.
