Graduate assistantships at Colorado State University

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Graduate student assistantship(s) in post-fire ecology-geomorphology-hydrology at Colorado State University

Seeking 1-2 graduate students (PhD or MS) students to join an NSF funded project exploring how post-fire changes in vegetation, snow, streamflow, and erosion vary across elevation gradients in northern Colorado. Each student will conduct interdisciplinary research combining at least two of the core topics (vegetation recovery, snow changes, streamflow responses, erosion dynamics). 

Desired qualifications may include (not all are required): MS degree and/or work experience in a related discipline, experience with field research, strong programming skills (R, python, GEE), prior research using remote sensing and/or other geospatial data, experience piloting drones. 

Students can choose to enter the PhD or MS programs in Civil and Environmental Engineering (primary advisor Peter Nelson, peter....@colostate.edu), Geosciences (primary advisor Dan McGrath, daniel....@colostate.edu), Graduate Degree Program in Ecology (primary advisor Tony Vorster, anthony...@colostate.edu), or Watershed Science (primary advisor Stephanie Kampf, stephan...@colostate.edu). 

Position(s) will begin January-May 2024 and include stipend + tuition.

Application review will begin October 15, 2023. Applicants please submit as one single pdf to Stephan...@colostate.edu:

• Cover letter describing research experience and interests. Please indicate which of the core topics you would most like to explore and why.

• CV

• Any other relevant information you wish to include such as prior publications

Applicants selected as finalists can apply to their chosen degree program after this initial screening process.