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Begin forwarded message: > From: "Jes" <[log in to unmask]> > Date: November 11, 2010 6:03:14 PM GMT-05:00 > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [CLN Members] PhD Fellowship in Climate Change Education > > Please forward to interested students- > > K-12 Climate Change Education using NASA Data Sets > > The Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory at Colorado State University > seeks a highly motivated > Ph.D. student to join an interdisciplinary team of scientists and > educators on a > project to strengthen K-12 teaching and learning about global > climate change using > NASA Earth system data. We are collaborating with the Poudre and > Greeley-Evans > School Districts in Northern Colorado to prepare teaching modules > that introduce > students to climate change issues at local to regional scales and > provide them with the > information they need to explore the ideas on their own. We will be > applying place-based > and learning progression education philosophies to address global > change issues > and employing them with the use of geospatial data in classroom > settings. > > A Graduate Research Assistantship is available for a Ph.D. student > to serve as the > primary liaison between teachers and researchers, and to provide > technical expertise. The > student will conduct an independent research project within the > context of the broader > project goals. > > We seek a well-qualified and self-motivated student with interests > in global change > education and interdisciplinary research. An M.S. degree or > substantial experience in > geography, landscape ecology, geophysics, or some aspect of remote > sensing is preferred. > To apply, send the following information by email to Kim Melville- > Smith: 1) a cover > letter outlining your research and educational interests and > experience, 2) a detailed CV, > and 3) contact information for at least 2 academic referees. Members > of underrepresented > groups are encouraged to apply. Graduate student stipend and resident > tuition fees are available for 3 year, subject to satisfactory > progress in both coursework > > > > Jessica Leigh Thompson, PhD > Assistant Professor, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources > Warner College of Natural Resources > Colorado State University > Fort Collins, CO 80523 > 970.491.2801 (office) > 801.598.9733 (cell) > P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > _______________________________________________ > Climateliteracynetwork mailing list > [log in to unmask] > https://list.terc.edu/mailman/listinfo/climateliteracynetwork Julie Libarkin Associate Professor, Director - Geocognition Research Lab Michigan State University 206 Natural Science East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: 517-355-8369 https://www.msu.edu/~libarkin Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Geoscience Education Affiliations: Department of Geological Sciences, Division of Science and Mathematics Education, Cognitive Science Program, Center for Research on College Science Teaching and Learning