PhD position in urban water at Colorado State University

A CSU professor is seeking a PhD student to pursue research on the fate of urban landscape irrigation in the Colorado Front Range and the contribution of lawn irrigation return flow to stream base flow. The work will involve a combination of field data collection at the plot and small watershed scale, integrated hydrologic modeling, and remote sensing analysis.

The applicant should have completed a MS degree and have a background in Civil and Environmental Engineering or a related field. The graduate admissions deadline for priority consideration of available funding is 1 September 2017 in order to start in Spring 2018. For more information on the graduate application process for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University, see http://www.engr.colostate.edu/ce/applicationinfo.shtml. See my webpage (http://www.engr.colostate.edu/~abhaskar/) for more about my previous research.

Those interested are encouraged to contact Dr. Bhaskar via email at aditi.bhaskar@colostate.edu with your CV, an unofficial transcript, a description of your research background including experience in performing numerical modeling, remote sensing, and field data collection, as well as a description of your research interests.

NEW Course! ALS 5932 Project Team in either Algae, Sweet Corn, or Tomato - 3 credits - Fall 17

The Center for Stress Resilient Agriculture is pleased to announce three new Project Team courses.

Each class will bring together a diverse set of advanced M.S. and Ph.D. graduate students to address a real world problem under mentorship from faculty and industry representatives. The interdisciplinary team will tackle an actual existing project provided by an industry partner. Through this guided team approach, students will work to provide a detailed plan, design, and any relevant preliminary data for working towards a scientific evaluation and solution of the problem presented.

Prior experience in algae, sweet corn or tomato is not required!

ALS 5932 “Algae Project Team” – 3 Credits – Project Topic: determine strategies for algal preservation aimed at improving an algae drug delivery platform. Industry Partner: TransAlgae Ltd., Israel. Instructors: Dr. Dail Laughinghouse and Dr. Pratap Pullammanappallil

ALS 5932 “Sweet Corn Project Team” – 3 Credits – Project Topic is: Factors Effecting Drought Tolerance and Variety Improvement Strategies for Sweet Corn. Instruct Partner: HMClause Inc. Instructors: Dr. Diane Rowland and Dr. Marcio Resende

ALS 5932 “Tomato Project Team” – 3 Credits – Project Topic: Abiotic Stress Implications on the Development of Tomato Varieties. Industry Partner: HMClause Inc. Instructors: Dr. Diane Rowland and Dr. Lincoln Zotarelli

Courses are departmentally controlled and require registration assistance of James Estrada estradaj@ufl.edu

Students should provide UFID and courtesy of clearing holds when making a registration request.

Students registered with discuss with instructors the meet day(s)/time on main campus, and students at an REC campus may participate via Video Conference.

GPA Note: The letter-grade earned in an ALS 5932 course is factored into the GPA for your CALS major by the UF Graduate School. The student’s academic unit may petition an exception.

RE: EEP – a petition has not been submitted to request EEP approval. Contact Dr. Estrada is you have this need.

PhD assistantship available at UGA

2017 Stormwater Scholarship Available

Graduate students studying water quality, stormwater management or stormwater finance at a Florida college or university are eligible to receive the Florida Stormwater Association Educational Foundation’s (FSAEF) Scholarship.  The deadline to submit an application is August 4, 2017.  

The Florida Stormwater Association (FSA) is a non-profit, professional association of local governments, engineering and consulting firms, water management districts, and academic institutions that have an interest in stormwater management and finance.  Its goals are to improve water quality and enhance the stormwater management profession in Florida.  The FSA Educational Foundation is a parallel organization that supports FSA through stormwater research and the scholarship program. 

More information may be found at our Scholarship Page, where an application form may be downloaded.

Please contact Kurt Spitzer at stormwater or 888-221-3124 if you have any questions about the FSAEF or its scholarship.

Post-Doc, GIS-Analyst, and Ph.D assistantship

We are very pleased to announce three new opportunities to support the Strategic Conservation Assessment of Gulf Coast Landscapes (SCA) project. This project will coalesce existing conservation and socioeconomic priorities into conservation planning decision support tools to aid the Restore Council and their stakeholders in identifying high priority lands for voluntary conservation efforts.

1)      Seeking Postdoctoral Associate in Ecological Modeling

The SCA project team is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate in Ecological Modeling to be based out of the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Mississippi State University.  The Postdoctoral Associate must hold a Ph.D. in biological or environmental engineering, geography, geosciences, ecology, environmental science/management, or other related fields. ABD candidates will also be considered. The ideal candidate will have some combination of the following skills: spatially explicit ecological modeling, landscape conservation, MCDA, programming (especially Python), and web-based app development. Expertise with geographic information systems (GIS) and other related software applications and technologies is also required.  Additional information and detailed submission instructions can be found in the attached Post Doc Position Description. Review of applicants will beginJune 7, 2017.  If you have any questions, are interested in submitting an application, or have a suggested candidate, please contact Anna Linhoss (alinhoss@abe.msstate.edu<mailto:alinhoss@abe.msstate.edu>) .  Applicants must complete an application through the MSU HRM website (http://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/cw/en-us/job/495521/postdoctoral-associate-eng) to be considered, but should also email a copy of the cover letter and resume/CV directly toalinhoss@abe.msstate.edu<mailto:alinhoss@abe.msstate.edu>

2)      Seeking Research Associate – Geospatial Analyst

The SCA project team is seeking a Geospatial Analyst Research Associate to be based out of the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture at Mississippi State University.  The applicant must hold minimally a B.S. in geography, geosciences, ecology, environmental science/management, coastal or marine ecology, wildlife and fisheries science, or other related fields and minimum of 3 years of relevant experience and the equivalent of a master’s degree; or a M.S. degree and minimum of 1 year of relevant experience and demonstrated competency.  A strong background and expertise with geographic information systems (GIS) and other related software applications and technologies is required.  The ideal candidate will also have some combination of experience developing web-enabled geospatial data applications, expertise in other GIS software applications and html programming applications, as well as experience working in Gulf Coast landscape conservation, large-scale data applications, spatially explicit ecological modeling, multi-criteria decision analysis, and interacting with stakeholders.  Additional information and detailed submission instructions can be found in the attached GIS Analyst Position Description. Review of applicants will begin June 7, 2017.  If you have any questions, are interested in submitting an application, or have a suggested candidate, please contact Kristine Evans (kristine.evans@msstate.edu<mailto:kristine.evans@msstate.edu>).  Applicants must complete an application through the MSU HRM website (http://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/cw/en-us/job/495589/research-associate) to be considered, but should also email a copy of the cover letter and resume/CV directly to kristine.evans@msstate.edu<mailto:kristine.evans@msstate.edu>.

3)      Seeking Ph.D. Student in Coastal Ecological Modeling and Geospatial Application Development

The SCA project team is seeking a Ph.D. student to be based out of either the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering or the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture at Mississippi State University.  The student will work with SCA staff to develop a suite of ecological models and associated geospatial applications predicting ecosystem, species, and/or socioeconomic response to potential Gulf Coast system stressors and planned coastal restoration activities. The Ph.D. student must hold a Master’s degree in geography, geosciences, ecology, environmental science/management, biological/environmental engineering, coastal or marine ecology, wildlife and fisheries science, or other related fields with competitive GPA and GRE scores. Research experience with predictive ecological modeling and geographic information systems (GIS), and a demonstrated publication record are preferred. Additional information and detailed submission instructions can be found in the attached Ph.D. student Position Description. Review of applicants will begin June 7, 2017.  If you have any questions, are interested in submitting an application, or have a suggested candidate, please contact Kristine Evans (kristine.evans@msstate.edu<mailto:kristine.evans@msstate.edu>) (Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture) or Anna Linhoss (alinhoss@abe.msstate.edu<mailto:alinhoss@abe.msstate.edu>) (Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering) at Mississippi State University.

 

Homepage: hydroecologylab.com<http://hydroecologylab.com>

ABE Faculty needs TA for Summer A irrigation course

Dr. Richard Scholtz is looking for a TA for his AOM3734 Irrigation course in Summer A. If you need credit for ABE6940 Supervised Teaching, please see him as soon as possible in room 107. Or email him at rscholtz@ufl.edu.

Univ of Arkansas Program Associate for Irrigation Water Management Program

Program Associates operate in an independent, decision-making role in the planning & execution of programs. Work objectives are coordinated with Project Leaders and/or other supervisors, but project implementation & management are primarily the responsibilities of the Program Associate.

Duties include some laboratory but mostly field activities in irrigation water management. Includes but not limited to repairing and installing irrigation equipment, planting crops, harvesting crops, spraying crops, retrieving information from data logging equipment, manual data collection, data summarization and analysis of field experiments.

A BS or MS in agricultural or biological engineering, crop, soil, or environmental science, comparable engineering discipline, agriculture or related field is required. Experience with irrigation or water management highly desirable. Applicants MUST complete the ONLINE application to be considered for employment at the University of Arkansas. https://jobs.uark.edu/postings/18871.

Deadline for accepting applications is May 15, 2017