Employer: University of Wyoming

Description:
Position Summary:

Job Description: The Department of Renewable Resources at University
of Wyoming seeks a Ph.D student for a fully funded graduate research
assistantship (GA). The qualified applicant will conduct research on
an interdisciplinary multi-state project to develop a Rangeland
Decision Support Tool. This inter-agency and multi-University project
will link field monitoring, hydrologic and erosion simulation models
with scenario builders and economic models within a GIS system.
Multiple PhD students will be working on this project at the
Universities of Wyoming and Arizona. This announcement is to recruit a
student whose primary responsibilities will involve advancing
GIS-based hydrological and erosion modeling techniques. Activities
will include GIS programming and interface development, rangeland and
watershed field data collection, and calibration and validation of
modeling results.

Qualifications: An MS in Watershed Management, Hydrology or a closely
related field is required. Experience with GIS programming and
interface development are desirable.

Project Duration: 3 years

Project Location: The project housed in the Dept of Renewable
Resources under the joint supervision of Drs. Scott Miller & Ginger Paige.

How to Apply: Please send your resume, transcripts and contact
information along with contacts for a minimum of two references to
Scott Miller (snmiller@uwyo.edu) and Ginger Paige (gpaige@uwyo.edu).

Start Date: Summer 2008

Position Information:
Date Posted: 2008-01-28
Last Modified: 2008-01-28
Graduate Assistant (PhD)
Organization: Univ. of Wyoming
Location: Laramie, WY
Closing Date: 05/01/08
Contact Information:
Name: Dr. Scott Miller
Phone: 307 766 4274
Fax: 307 766 6403
E-mail: snmiller@uwyo.edu
Address:

Dept 3354; Renewable Resources
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071

Location: Laramie

Qualifications: Qualifications: An MS in Watershed Management, Hydrology or a closely related field is required. Experience with GIS programming and interface development are desirable.

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Address: How to Apply: Please send your resume, transcripts and contact
information along with contacts for a minimum of two references to
Scott Miller (snmiller@uwyo.edu) and Ginger Paige (gpaige@uwyo.edu).

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Deadline: May 01, 2008