Graduate assistantships/fellowships are available for self-motivated
students to conduct innovative and high-impact research at the Center for
Systems Integration and Sustainability (CSIS) at Michigan State University.
Research topics may include coupled human and natural systems, telecoupling
(socioeconomic and environmental interactions over distances, through means
such as globalization, human and animal migration, species dispersal,
species invasion, disease spread, sound/noise transmission, spread of
pollutants and wastes, trade of goods and products, flows of ecosystem
services, environmental and hydrological flows, foreign investment,
technology transfer, water transfer, and tourism,
www.csis.msu.edu/telecoupling< http://www.csis.msu.edu/telecoupling> ),
sustainability science, biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services, human
well-being, land change science, forest and landscape ecology, global
change, systems integration (integration of ecology with demography,
economics, sociology, technology, and policy; integration of land, water,
and/or energy), ecology and management of wildlife (e.g., giant pandas in
China), and systems modeling and simulation (e.g., agent-based modeling).
Papers on these topics by CSIS faculty and students have been published in
journals such as Science, Nature, and PNAS (see
http://csis.msu.edu/research/publications).
With flexible start dates, successful candidates can build on these previous
studies and/or explore new frontiers of research. They will also have
opportunities to interact with leaders and peers in these fields worldwide
through various ways, such as the International Network of Research on
Coupled Human and Natural Systems (CHANS-Net.org) and the NASA-MSU
Professional Enhancement Awards Program
(http://csis.msu.edu/news/2015_nasa_msu_award), which are organized by CSIS.
More information about CSIS is available at http://csis.msu.edu.
Application materials include: (1) letter of application, (2) statement of
professional goals, (3) CV or resume, (4) transcripts, (5) GRE scores, (6)
TOEFL scores (for non-native English speakers only), (7) list of 3-4
references (names and contact information), and (8) up to three
representative publications if any. Unofficial copies of GRE, TOEFL and
transcripts are OK initially.
Applicants are encouraged to submit their application materials as soon as
possible, or until the positions are filled.
Please email the application materials to Dr. Jianguo (Jack) Liu at
liuji@msu.edu
Questions about these opportunities
can also be emailed to Dr. Liu.
Jianguo (Jack) Liu
Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability
Michigan State University