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From: ECOLOG-L <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Cheryl Schultz <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To: Cheryl Schultz <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 12:58 AM
To: ECOLOG-L <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. Assistantship in Watershed Biogeochemistry and the Food-Energy-Water Nexus
Resent-From: Jim Schneider <[log in to unmask]>
Resent-Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 8:49 AM

Ph.D. Assistantship in Watershed Biogeochemistry and the Food-Energy-Water Nexus

     We are seeking a motivated student to pursue a Ph.D. (although exceptional M.S. applicants will
also be considered) at Washington State Vancouver, as part of a National Science Foundation-funded
project investigating Innovations at the Food-Energy-Water nexus in the Columbia River Basin
(https://fewstorage.wsu.edu/).  The successful applicant will be expected to take on a research
project focused on watershed biogeochemistry within the context of a larger, collaborative, multi-year,
multi-investigator project focused on the relationship between water, food, and energy storage
capacity and resilience.  The student will be based at WSU Vancouver as a member of Dr. John
Harrison’s Watershed Biogeochemistry and Global Change Laboratory
(https://labs.wsu.edu/gcwblab/), but there will be ample opportunities to interact with other project
scientists as well.  Preference will be given to candidates with a background in biogeochemistry,
ecosystem ecology, hydrological or nutrient transport modeling, chemistry, environmental science, or
limnology.  Ideally, we are looking for a student to start in August 2017.  If interested, please contact
Dr. John Harrison ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>).

     Admission requirements and application materials for the Ph.D. in Environmental Science at WSU
Vancouver are available at http://cas.vancouver.wsu.edu/environmental-science. If preferred, a Ph.D.
degree in Geology is also an option; see WSU School of the Environment homepage:
http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/soe/graduatestudies/.

     Students will be supported by teaching and research assistantships and tuition waivers.
Washington State University Vancouver is a vibrant, rapidly growing institution located within the
greater Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area, near the Columbia River, Cascade Mountains and
Pacific Ocean, and offers an exceptional quality of life.