Applications are open for听a听Ph.D.听student听to听fill听a听research assistantship听in the Graduate Program of Hydrologic Sciences听at the听University听of听Nevada,听Reno (UNR) and the Desert Research Institute (DRI).听
The听successful听applicant听will听be听part听of听a听multi-disciplinary听team听that听includes听experts听in snow physics, remote sensing, near-surface processes, and hydrologic modelling. He/she will take the lead in analysis and interpretation of multiple existing sets of hyperspectral and LiDAR dataset for the highly instrumented Sagehen Creek watershed in the Sierra Nevada.听 Ground-based measurements include soil moisture, water chemistry, snow properties, sap flow, and stream discharge, as well as information on the land-surface energy balance.听 The student will use this data to answer pressing questions in mountain hydrology developed with his/her faculty advisors.
Financial听support听includes听a听monthly听stipend,听travel听to听scientific听meetings,听field听and听laboratory听analyses, partial听tuition听and听health听insurance.听Applicants听should听have听an听undergraduate听or听graduate听degree听in听hydrologic science,听ecohydrology,听remote sensing, environmental engineering,听or听a听related听field.听The听ideal听candidate听should听have听a听strong听quantitative听background听and听interest听in听hydrologic modelling and interpretation of remote sensing data. Experience听using Python or R for analysis of large data sets is听particularly听welcomed.听
For听questions听and听details听on听the听position,听please听contact听Adrian Harpold (aharpold@cabnr.unr.edu;听) or Rina Schumer (rina@dri.edu).