Dear colleagues, please help me spread the word about an exciting PhD position here at U Arizona. Feel free to circulate to promising students, and to reach out to me at [email protected] with any questions.
-Liz *Funded PhD Position to Study Invasive Species Governance* Funding is available for a PhD student to work with Professor Elizabeth Baldwin and Professor Adam Henry on an interdisciplinary NSF-funded project focused on invasive species governance at the University of Arizona. The project focuses on invasive buffelgrass in the Sonoran Desert region of Southern Arizona, and asks how ecological factors, land management attitudes and behaviors, and law and public policies combine to shape ecological outcomes in the region. The student would be joining an interdisciplinary team of ecologists, public policy scholars, and environmental social scientists. The project provides significant opportunities for the student to engage in survey and interview research, network analysis, and agent-based modeling. The student will be expected to attend regular research team meetings, participate in workshops and other events with community stakeholders, and spend two years participating in data collection and/or modeling related to the project. The funding package includes four years of tuition and stipend, with the expectation that the student would work as a research assistant on the project for 2 years and as a teaching assistant within the department for another two years. The student will be expected to pursue a PhD from the School of Government and Public Policy and design a dissertation project related to invasive species governance. Continued funding will be contingent upon satisfactory performance in the program. The successful applicant should have a strong interest in coupled natural human systems, environmental policy, or a similar field; an interest and willingness to work in a dynamic and interdisciplinary context; and an interest in using computational methods for systematic analysis of environmental problems. Preference will be given to students with a masters’ degree in environmental science, environmental policy, or a similar field. Experience with or knowledge about invasive species, interview research, survey research, network analysis, agent-based modeling, or other computational approaches would be desirable, but training opportunities are available for promising candidates. To apply, please send a curriculum vitae and 1-2 page statement of your research and professional goals, including your interests and qualifications for the research project, to Dr. Elizabeth Baldwin ( [email protected]) by Dec 30, 2019. If the student is a good fit for the project, they will then be asked to apply to the SGPP PhD program by January 5, 2020. If you have any questions, please reach out to Liz at [email protected]. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/CADG68z6eJRdTnHGQMKosTtKjCwOiUnuoOopWRCejL1NfAzqspw%40mail.gmail.com.
