Interested in joining an interdisciplinary team examining the water-energy-food nexus as a graduate scholar? Our interdisciplinary consortium at Montana State University seeks six motivated graduate students to join our research team as graduate scholars to contribute to a new NSF-funded project on interactions among food, water, and energy systems. Specifically, our project seeks to understand the social, economic, political and environmental implications of proposed climate solutions in the Upper Missouri River Basin.
Graduate scholar opportunities are available in the following departments and programs with the following associated faculty:
1 Land Resources & Environmental Sciences (Ecology and Environmental Sciences PhD Program) with Professors Jack Brookshire, Perry Miller, Paul Stoy and (NASA) Ben Poulter (three opportunities),
2 Earth Sciences (Geography PhD Program) with Dr. Julia Haggerty and the Resources & Communities Research Group,
3 Health & Human Development (Sustainable Food Systems Masters Program) with Professor Selena Ahmed of the MSU Food and Health Lab,
4 Chemical & Biological Engineering (PhD Program) with Professor Brent Peyton.
Beyond their disciplinary homes and the project cohort, graduate scholars will have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues at NASA, the University of South Dakota, the University of Wyoming, regional Tribal Colleges, industry partners, and across Montana State University including Extended University and Extension.
Four years of stipend support and tuition waivers are available for five Ph.D students, and two years of stipend support and tuition waivers are available for one MS student. We seek enthusiastic students with a broad range of skills, experiences, and backgrounds in the natural and social sciences interested in one or more of the following: i) measuring and modeling nitrogen transport in terrestrial ecosystems including cropping systems, ii) the production and application of biofertilizers, iii) the climate consequences of land management, iv) human dimensions of rural land use change and/or the land use-energy policy nexus, and v) food security. MSU values diverse perspectives and is committed to supporting an inclusive and culturally diverse campus. We hope to attract applicants from diverse backgrounds and others who can foster an inclusive learning environment.
If you are interested in applying, please send a CV or resume, contact information for three references, and a one-page personal statement describing your scientific interests and career objectives by December 15, 2016 in a single document to Dr. Paul Stoy at paul.stoy@montana.edu. We encourage you to visit the websites of the individual departments, programs, and faculty to learn more before applying. Outstanding candidates will then be invited to apply to individual departments at Montana State University. Start dates are flexible between January 1 and August 28, 2017. Please do not hesitate to write individual faculty with requests for additional information, and please visit jobs.montana.edu for more information about Montana State University and Bozeman, MT. Montana State University is an equal opportunity employer.