*Ph.D. student opportunity - University of Virginia* We are seeking a Ph.D. student for a recently funded NSF project that examines how changes in acid deposition have affected forest water use efficiency in the eastern United States. Watersheds in Virginia, West Virginia, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine will serve as field sites for this project. Ph.D. student activities will include tree coring, carbon isotopic analysis, catchment biogeochemical modeling, and analysis of stream discharge time series.
The Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia ( http://www.evsc.virginia.edu) will serve as the home institution for the Ph.D. student, to be co-advised by Profs. Todd Scanlon and Howard Epstein. This collaborative research project includes scientists at the University of New Hampshire, Rider University, and IUPUI. The Ph.D. student will work with, and receive training from, all members of the project team. Financial aid from the University of Virginia will cover tuition and healthcare, and the Ph.D. student will receive a competitive stipend. The start date for this position is either August 2016 or January 2017. Please contact Todd Scanlon (tms2v@virginia) if you are interested in this position and would like additional information. ********************************** Lixin Wang Assistant Professor Editor: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Associate Editor: Journal of Arid Environments Department of Earth Sciences Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) 723 W Michigan St, SL 118M Indianapolis IN 46202 Office Tel: 317-274-7764 Fax: 317-274-7966 http://earthsciences.iupui.edu/~lxwang **********************************
