<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><strong style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Ph.D. Position in Climate Science</strong></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><strong style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Utah State University, Logan, Utah</strong></div><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin:0px 0px 12px">
</p><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Utah State University opens a four-year Ph.D. position to study climate science in the Department of Plants, Soils and Climate (<a href="http://psc.usu.edu/" target="_blank">http://psc.usu.edu</a>). The position will investigate natural variability and climate change, weather and climate extremes, paleoclimatology through dendrochronology, drought cycles and implications for water resources and human adaptation.</span></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> <br>Responsibilities are flexible and open-ended, and student interests will guide the scientific developments. Preferred M.S. backgrounds include meteorology, atmospheric/climate science, applied physics, or physical geography. Students with an interest in cross-disciplinary research are highly encouraged. Some familiarity with computer programming languages is required (</span><b>GrADS,</b> <span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Fortran, Python, R, NCL, etc.). The student will receive training in climate modeling, climate diagnostics, dendroclimatology, and benefit from collective mentorship in a vibrant, interdisciplinary research environment.</span></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"> <br>The Ph.D. <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">fellowship</span> is for 4 years with an annual stipend of $20,000 plus full tuitions. Minimum GPA 3.5 & GRE > 70%. Interested candidates should contact Prof. Simon Wang <<a href="mailto:simon.wang@usu.edu" target="_blank">simon.wang@usu.edu</a>> </span></div>
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