Ph.D. Fellowship Opportunities Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management (NREM) at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM) is seeking applications from outstanding students interested in pursuing a doctorate in sustainability, conservation, and natural resources. We will be selecting two Ph.D. fellows, fully funded by a recently awarded USDA Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate Fellowship (NNF) grant. Fellows will be generously supported for up to four years (three years as a fellow and one as a Teaching Assistant) at $24,500/year, with additional funds available for research. In addition, selected students will receive complete tuition remission.
The overall goal of the project is to create an interdisciplinary cohort of graduate fellows to work in the interrelated areas of: (i) ecosystem services, (ii) sustainable ecosystem management, (iii) community watershed management, and (iv) environmental valuation and policy, using the Hawai‘i 2050 Sustainability Plan (http://www.hawaii2050.org/ ) as an overarching framework. This Fellowship program will be a model of interdisciplinary research and analysis of sustainable sciences for students and faculty in NREM, and to similar programs worldwide.
We are particularly interested in students who have interdisciplinary skills and interests. In addition, students who have statistical training, are computer literate, team players, self‐motivated, and have had success in publishing and presenting are highly desired. Finally, as the selected fellows will work together with several faculty members (Drs. Catherine Chan‐Halbrendt, Carl Evensen, Christopher Lepcyzk and Creighton M. Litton), it is critical that they have strong communication and interpersonal skills. Students must have a M.S. degree prior to enrolling in the program, and be citizens of the United States.
Reviewing of applications will begin on April 1, 2010 and remain open until the positions are filled. We anticipate that students will begin as early as August 2010.
For detailed information on submitting an application to our graduate program, visit: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/nrem/students/grad‐e_komo_mai.html#admit. Please indicate in your application materials, specifically in the objective statement, that you are applying for the NNF Fellowship. Applications are encouraged from underrepresented groups and women. If you have any questions, you can contact the faculty members listed above by calling 808‐956‐7530, or emailing [email protected] with “NNF Ph.D. Fellowship” in the subject line.
Support for this student training project is provided by USDA National Needs Graduate Fellowship Competitive Grant No. 2010‐38420‐20381 from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Christopher A. Lepczyk Assistant Professor Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management University of Hawaii at Manoa [email protected]
