MS Opportunity in Watershed Ecosystem Services The Center for the Environment (CFE) and the Masters of Science Program in Environmental Science & Policy at Plymouth State University (PSU) seek applicants for a unique and exciting graduate research assistant (GRA) position in watershed ecosystem services. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with a statewide interdisciplinary team (including researchers from Dartmouth College and the University of New Hampshire) on a major National Science Foundation research project to better understand the environment and the complex interactions of the climate-ecological-human system as well as provide critical information for state decision makers.
Ecosystems in New Hampshire and the surrounding northern forest region provide a wide range of services that are critical to the region's inhabitants and the high quality of life they enjoy. Ensuring that these benefits can be sustained into the future requires improved understanding of basic ecosystem processes and their interactions with changes in climate and land management. Students with environmental science & policy, economics, and social science research backgrounds and interests are encouraged to apply. Priority will be given to applications completed and received by Jan. 15, 2013. PSU is an equal-opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, gender or religious preference. In addition, the project leaders have a strong commitment to enhancing research opportunities for under-served groups and we encourage individuals belonging to any perceived minority group to apply. The GRA includes an annual stipend and tuition coverage plus travel support for fieldwork and conferences. CFE facilitates interdisciplinary environmental research, education, and public engagement in the northern New England region. CFE engages in research and education in support of graduate student research and in meeting the needs of regional partners, such as the White Mountain National Forest, Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, Squam Lakes Association, NH Department of Environmental Services, and other environmental organizations. The PSU campus and the surrounding Lakes and White Mountains regions provide excellent facilities and an outstanding natural research laboratory. For more information, see www.plymouth.edu/cfe and www.plymouth.edu/center-for-the-environment/ms-in- environmental-science-policy/ Please contact Dr. Shannon Rogers for more information about the position and the application process: [email protected]
