*Funded, immediate opening for a PhD or MS student in the area of foreclosure effects on residential landscapes*
Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences program (* http://nres.illinois.edu/*) *Deadline to apply*: May 15, 2013 *Start date*: August 16, 2013 *Advisor*: Dr. Bethany Cutts (*http://nres.illinois.edu/Bethany_B_Cutts *)** ** *Research area: Residential landscape change as a social-ecological process* **** The successful student will work with geographers, landscape ecologists, and environmental social scientist to integrate large-scale datasets to answer questions about changes in property management that occur through changes in property management, social norms, and/or policy changes.Qualified candidates could come from a variety of disciplines and departments including but not limited to: Natural Resource Management, Environmental Science, Geography, Ecology, Sociology, Landscape and Urban Planning, or Economics. **** ** ** *Desired qualifications*: The successful applicant must demonstrate leadership skills, the ability to develop independently, and perform quantitative analyses. The selected applicant will have demonstrated strong interest in interdisciplinary research and experience with urban social and/or ecological processes and an ability to think creatively and learn independently. He or she must meet the departmental minimums for GRE scores (http://nres.illinois.edu/future_grad/apply). Experience with statistical analyses in R and remote sensing image processing are desirable, but not necessary. The ideal candidate will possess a master’s degree by the starting date and prior research experience and/or demonstrated competency in spatial analysis, remote sensing or advanced statistical techniques. **** ** ** The selected candidate will be offered salaried support commensurate with degree and will be eligible for university benefits and tuition waivers. ** ** * * *Contact information*: If you are interested in developing a dissertation or thesis project in this area while being trained in a multidisciplinary academic department, please email Bethany Cutts (*[email protected]*) with a statement of interest and your CV as soon as possible. **** If no suitable candidate is identified by the May 15 application deadline for Fall 2013, the position will re-listed and applications for Spring 2014 or Fall 2014 will be invited.**** ** ** ** ** Bethany B. Cutts**** Assistant Professor, Human Dimensions**** Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences**** Office: S-512 Turner Hall**** Phone: (+1)217.244.1921**** Fax: (+1)217.244.3219**** Email: [email protected]**** ** ** http://nres.illinois.edu/Bethany_B_Cutts**** ** ** ** ** ** ** -- Jonathan A. Greenberg, PhD Assistant Professor Global Environmental Analysis and Remote Sensing (GEARS) Laboratory Department of Geography and Geographic Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 607 South Mathews Avenue, MC 150 Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: 217-300-1924 http://www.geog.illinois.edu/~jgrn/ AIM: jgrn307, MSN: [email protected], Gchat: jgrn307, Skype: jgrn3007
