There is a position available to fund a Ph.D. student in Biological Sciences, Forest Resources and Environmental Science, or Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan Technological University.
Qualifications: Returned Peace Corps Volunteer status; acceptance into (and good standing in, for current students) Ph.D. program; good communication and organizational skills. Duties: Assist Director of PCMI programs 20 hours a week in recruiting and management of University’s PCMI programs for two academic years beginning fall semester 2016 (summers not included). Some travel involved during fall and spring semesters. Assistantship includes graduate tuition and stipend. For current rates, see: http://www.mtu.edu/gradschool/admissions/financial/assistantships/stipends/ http://www.admin.mtu.edu/acct/students/tuition/tuition.html Students may work with any faculty member adviser in a department with a PCMI program (i.e., the adviser does not need to be a PCMI coordinator). A department must match these two years of funding with two additional years of student support (past or future). Consideration of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled with a qualified candidate. A faculty member should nominate a student for consideration by sending a one page nomination letter to Kari Henquinet at [email protected]. Additional materials or student interviews may be requested later. Students interested in being nominated should express interest in their home departments and contact Kari Henquinet (906-487-1843, [email protected]), Director of Peace Corps Master’s International Programs, The Graduate School. -- ######################################## Audrey L. Mayer, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Ecology and Environmental Policy Coordinator, Peace Corps Master's International Program in Forestry Department of Social Sciences and School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science Michigan Technological University 1400 Townsend Dr. Houghton, MI 49931 +1.906.487.2864, +1.906.487.3448 [email protected] http://forest.mtu.edu/landscapelab/ http://forest.mtu.edu/pcforestry/
