[Met-jobs] PhD Assistantship at West Virginia University (USA)

[Roger Brugge <r.brugge@reading.ac.uk>]

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Dear Colleagues,

The Geography Program at West Virginia University (WVU) is seeking
motivated Ph.D. student with research interests in Climatology for
2017-18 academic year. The Ph.D. student will work in the WVU
Climatology Lab <http://pages.geo.wvu.edu/~elee/> to better understand
the land and atmosphere interactions in climate system. Potential
research topics include a) Identifying land use and land cover changes
using the remotely-sensed datasets and b) Examining the effects of LULCC
on the climates.

Candidates with undergraduate and master degrees in climatology,
geography, atmospheric/oceanic science, environmental science,
hydrological science, statistics or related fields are strongly
encouraged to apply. Experiences in analyzing climate datasets using
programmable tools (e.g. GrADS, NCL, R, Matlab) are required.
Backgrounds and experiences in remote sensing and climate modeling would
be preferred.

Applicants interested in the Graduate Assistantship should contact Dr.
Eungul Lee <eungul.lee@mail.wvu.edu> prior to applying. Applicants must
submit a CV and research statement, addressing specific interests and
qualifications for the potential research topics outlined below, along
with transcripts, test scores (GRE and TOEFL, if needed), and the names
of at least three academic references. Full consideration of
applications received by April 7, 2017.

For the details see the flyer:
<http://pages.geo.wvu.edu/~elee/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/GRA-flyer_2017.pdf>

Best regards,

Eungul Lee
Assistant Professor of Geography
Department of Geology and Geography
West Virginia University
http://www.geo.wvu.edu/~elee/