Michigan State - PhD/MS Assistantships Available The Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University (http://geo.msu.edu/) has several research and teaching assistantships available focused on a wide range of topics in Earth and environmental sciences. Faculty focus on topics including landscape ecology (Jiquan Chen - http://lees.geo.msu.edu/), remote sensing and ecological modeling (Kyla Dahlin - https://www.msu.edu/~kdahlin/), environment and health (Sue Grady - http://gradys.geo.msu.edu/), climate and agriculture (https://msu.edu/~moorena/), and many others (full list of faculty and research interests here: http://geo.msu.edu/people_categories/faculty/)
Applications are due December 31. Information about applying is at http://geo.msu.edu/graduate-information/apply/ More about the department: - One of the largest Geography Departments in the United States - Michigan’s only Geography PhD program - 2017 national top-ten research geography ranking - MSU is a Big Ten Academic Alliance Member: take courses at other Alliance universities - You may augment your Geography Degree with MSU Certificates, Specializations & Dual Degrees: Global Urban Studies Environmental Science & Policy Computational Modeling Spatial Ecology Health/Medical Geography and Public Health Joint degrees possible with the Graduate Program in Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, & Behavior (https://eebb.natsci.msu.edu/) or customize your elective coursework! - Over 35 grad Geography courses per year including seminars, methods, thematic, etc (http://geo.msu.edu/course_categories/graduate_courses/) - Graduate Cohort size: 12-18 per year - Dedicated graduate support staff and space - Broad Thematic Area focus across the discipline - Major Annual Events include Career & Internship Fair, Geography Awareness Week, Awards Celebration About our students: Our graduate body is diverse in background and interests. Students come from Michigan, the upper Midwest, and around the world with a roughly even gender ratio. Of our domestic students, ~ 20% are from underrepresented groups. ~ 40% of students are international, hailing from countries in Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. - Supporting students through research and teaching assistantships is essential to us! Of the past two incoming graduate cohorts (28 students in total), 26 received department or university funding. - Maintaining graduate diversity is a top priority. We have several dedicated assistantships for students from underrepresented groups. - Department has a ~$30K yearly graduate travel & research budget - Summer online instructorships with extensive mentoring and support for graduate students - Incoming cohorts spend two days at GeoCamp together before the first semester - Professional Development workshops and Academic Colloquia Our program blends classroom education and innovative research. Students become experts on critical and relevant issues on people and the environment ranging in scale from local to global. We not only use cutting edge geospatial technology, we develop it. Example Student Research: - Socioecological carbon cycling in Michigan - Environment, health and culture in China - Ancient river deltas hidden in Michigan forests - Clean water access in Sub-Saharan Africa - Predicting North Korean missile launches using satellite imagery - Arctic geomorphology – the power of ice - Woman entrepreneurship in academia - Societal impacts of dam construction in the Brazilian Amazon - Linking mass transit to neighborhood economic growth in Phoenix and Boston -- Dr. Kyla M. Dahlin Assistant Professor Michigan State University Department of Geography, Environment, & Spatial Sciences Program in Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, & Behavior 673 Auditorium Road Rm 122 East Lansing, MI 48824 tel: 517.353.9739 email: [email protected] web: www.msu.edu/~kdahlin twitter: @bristleweed
