[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. Position (U. Maryland): Food and the Environment

[David Inouye]

*Ph.D. Position (U. Maryland): Food and the Environment*

The Zhang Lab at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental 
Science (UMCES) is seeking a motivated Ph.D. student interested in 
investigating the interactions between food production and global 
environmental change with data-driven approaches. The student would have 
the opportunity to design his/her own topic of investigation related to 
food security, agricultural production, climate change, and/or global 
nitrogen and carbon cycles. In addition, the student will be able to 
work closely with modeling development groups at Geophysical Fluid 
Dynamics Laboratory at Princeton and Centre de Coopération 
Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD) in 
France.


The Zhang lab has been using interdisciplinary and data-driven 
approaches to examine strategies for addressing the triple challenges of 
food security, environment degradation, and climate change. Ongoing 
research projects include modeling the impact of agricultural production 
on global nitrogen cycle and assessing the environmental and economic 
trade-offs between expansion and intensification of agriculture production.


The successful candidate will have working knowledge of the 
biogeochemical and biophysical processes of the earth system, strong 
quantitative skills, and proficiency in at least one basic programming 
language (e.g. Matlab, R, FORTRAN). Prior research experience in 
environmental science and policy is desirable.


The position is based at the UMCES Appalachian Laboratory in Frostburg, 
Maryland and comes with a highly competite stipend and benefits package. 
Three years of support are available through research assistantships, 
with additional support possible through competitive teaching 
assistantships. Finalists for the position will also be encouraged to 
apply for fellowships through UMCES:


www.umces.edu/education/graduate/fellowships 
.


The student will matriculate through the Marine, Estuarine, and 
Environmental Sciences Program (MEES) at the University of Maryland, 
College Park and will reside at the Appalachian Laboratory in Frostburg 
for the duration of the project. Frostburg is a small college town in 
the mountains of western Maryland, providing abundant outdoor 
recreational opportunities.


To apply, please email Xin Zhang (xin.zh...@umces.edu 
) a single PDF containing (1) a statement of 
interest, (2) a CV, and (3) contact information for three references. 
Please indicate “Food and the Environment PhD position” in your subject 
line. Review of applications will continue until a suitable candidate 
is found, with starting dates available as soon as September 2016 and no 
later than September 2017.


UMCES is an affirmative action, EOE.  Individuals with disabilities, 
veterans, women and minorities are encouraged to apply. This ad is also 
posted athttp://www.umces.edu/al/employment.

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. Position (U. Maryland): Food and the Environment

[Xin Zhang]

The Zhang Lab at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science 
(UMCES) is 
seeking a motived Ph.D. student interested in investigating the interactions 
between food 
production and global environmental change with data-driven approaches. The 
student 
would have the opportunity to design his/her own topic of investigation related 
to food 
security, agricultural production, climate change, and/or global nitrogen and 
carbon 
cycles. In addition, the student will be able to work closely with modeling 
development 
groups at Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory at Princeton and Centre de 
Coopération 
Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD) in France.

The Zhang lab has been using interdisciplinary and data-driven approaches to 
examine 
strategies for addressing the triple challenges of food security, environment 
degradation, 
and climate change. Ongoing research projects include modeling the impact of 
agricultural 
production on global nitrogen cycle and assessing the environmental and 
economic trade-
offs between expansion and intensification of agriculture production.

The successful candidate will have working knowledge of the biogeochemical and 
biophysical processes of the earth system, strong quantitative skills, and 
proficiency in at 
least one basic programming language (e.g. Matlab, R, FORTRAN). Prior research 
experience in environmental science and policy is desirable.

The position is based at the UMCES Appalachian Laboratory in Frostburg, 
Maryland and 
comes with a highly competitive stipend and benefits package. Three years of 
support are 
available through research assistantships, with additional support possible 
through 
competitive teaching assistantships. Finalists for the position will also be 
encouraged to 
apply for fellowships through UMCES:
www.umces.edu/education/graduate/fellowships.

The student will matriculate through the Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental 
Sciences 
Program (MEES) at the University of Maryland, College Park and will reside at 
the 
Appalachian Laboratory in Frostburg for the duration of the project. Frostburg 
is a small 
college town in the mountains of western Maryland, providing abundant outdoor 
recreational opportunities.

To apply, please email Xin Zhang (xin.zh...@umces.edu) a single PDF containing 
(1) a 
statement of interest, (2) a CV, and (3) contact information for three 
references. Please 
indicate “Food and the Environment PhD position” in your subject line. Review 
of 
applications will begin March 1, 2016 and will continue until a suitable 
candidate is
found, with starting dates available as soon as September 2016 and no later 
than 
September 2017.

UMCES is an affirmative action, EOE.  Individuals with disabilities, veterans, 
women and 
minorities are encouraged to apply. This ad is also posted at 
http://www.umces.edu/al/employment.