The MAPS-AI (Mapping And Predicting the Spread of Alien Invasives) project is seeking a talented and highly-motivated MS student. The goal of the project is to develop cutting-edge, open-source algorithms and species distribution models (SDMs) that can be easily used by land managers to map and predict the spread of alien invasive species. The project is being carried out in collaboration with the Mecklenburg County Division of Nature Preserves and Natural Resources. The selected student will help the project team model the habitat suitabilities of four target alien invasive plant species in the county.
The MS position begins in fall 2019 in the MS Earth Sciences program in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The MS Earth Sciences program is a multi-disciplinary degree with opportunities for study and research in the areas of geology, hydrology, atmospheric science, remote sensing, spatial analysis, and environmental science. The program offers Earth Science graduate students personal guidance typical of a relatively small department, with the field, laboratory, and computing facilities and resources that accompany a much larger unit. For more information, please visit https://geoearth.uncc.edu/graduate-programs/masters-earth-sciences. Funding for the position is by means of a teaching assistantship and competitive tuition award. If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your resume, including GPA, and a statement explaining your interest and skill set (in the body of the email) to Dr. Sara Gagné at sga...@uncc.edu. Field experience is preferred. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sara A. Gagné, PhD Associate Professor of Landscape Ecology Earth Sciences Graduate Coordinator UNC Charlotte | Dept. of Geography and Earth Sciences 9201 University City Blvd. | Charlotte, NC 28223 Phone: 704-687-5911 | Fax: 704-687-5966 sga...@uncc.edu | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
