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and surficial processes. Prospective students are Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists https://thecollege.syr.edu/earth-sciences-department/
encouraged to contact faculty directly to discuss (WDTS) program in collaboration with 17 DOE research/
potential research topics. Qualified students are eli- national laboratories and facilities across the U.S. Applications for Fall 2021 admission are strongly
gible to receive teaching assistantships that carry a Benefits: $600/week stipend; Housing accom- encouraged by January 15, 2021. To apply: https://
full tuition scholarship and a competitive stipend. modations or housing allowance; Round-trip travel thecollege.syr.edu/earth-sciences-department/ graduate
For program and application information, visit the reimbursement -programs -earth-sciences/application-information/
department website at http://www.ohio.edu/cas/ Learn how to apply at https://science.osti.gov/
geology/graduate or contact the graduate chair, Dr. wdts/suli/How-to-Apply. M.S. and Ph.D. Graduate Student Assistantship
Daniel Hembree (hembree@ohio.edu). Review of Applications are due January 12, 2021 at 5:00 PM ET. Opportunities, Clemson University. Clemson
applications begins February 1, 2021. For full eligibility requirements, please visit University Department of Environmental Engi-
https://science.osti.gov/wdts/suli/eligibility. neer and Earth Sciences seeks students interested
Graduate Student Opportunities (online MS), in pursuing a M.S. or Ph.D. in the areas of tecton-
Ohio University. The Department of Geological Graduate student opportunities in Geosciences ics, sediment transport, applied geochronology,
Sciences at Ohio University invites applications to at Baylor University. The Department of Geosci- and surficial processes. A strong foundation in
its online, non-thesis MS degree in Geology for the ences at Baylor University invites applications for the geosciences is required. Prior research in the
Spring or Fall of 2021. The program includes courses full-time PhD and MS students starting in August above-mentioned areas of interest would be ben-
on research methods, paleobiology and sedimentary 2021. Admission to the program includes 5 years eficial. Possible research topics include, but are
geology, Earth materials and planetary geology, and of support for PhD students and 2 years of support not limited to, provenance analysis of Cenozoic
environmental and surface processes. The program for MS students through graduate assistantships continent-scale fluvial systems, Pliocene–Pleisto-
is designed for students planning to enter or already and fellowships, a full tuition waiver, 80% health cene dust production and loess deposition in South
in the geoscience workforce (industry, government, insurance subsidy, annual travel funding for confer- America, and improving geochronology-based sed-
non-profit) that do not require research experience ence attendance, and research funding for graduate iment provenance analysis. Outstanding applicants
as well as K-12 educators seeking additional train- students on a competitive basis. Candidates should will be offered support in the form of a research
ing in the geosciences. For program and application have at least an undergraduate degree in geology, and/or teaching assistantship. Students offered an
information, visit the department website at http:// geophysics, or in a related area and excellent analyt- assistantship are expected to start Fall 2021. Inter-
www.ohio.edu/cas/geology/graduate or contact Dr. ical and writing skills. Students holding a BS degree ested geoscientists should contact Dr. Alex Pullen
Xizhen Schenk (xschenk@ohio.edu). may apply directly to the PhD program. (apullen@clemson.edu; https://www.clemson.edu/
Faculty research covers a broad spectrum of Earth cecas/departments/eees/people/facultydirectory/
Summer 2021 Community College Internships sciences, with strengths in biogeosciences, energy pullen.html) this fall to discuss opportunities.
(CCI). Are you a community college student in sci- geoscience, hydrological and surface processes,
ence, technology, engineering, or math looking to lithospheric processes, paleoclimate, and solid Earth Two NSF-funded Ph.D. Assistantships to study
develop your technical skills? and planetary sciences. For more information about beaver dam analogues impacts on floodplain
Then the CCI program is for you. Gain hands-on the Department of Geosciences, our research areas, hydrology. Syracuse. We are seeking two Ph.D.
experience in a technical project under the guidance and the graduate program please visit www.baylor students to start May or June 2021 for an NSF project
of a mentor and build your professional network at .edu/geosciences. focused on understanding the hydrologic impacts of
a national lab. Present your work to scientists and Applications are due by January 15, 2021, with a beaver dam analogues in semi-arid landscapes using
peers, join in social activities, and engage in a vari- priority application deadline of December 1, 2020. a combination of fieldwork (Wyoming), numerical
ety of professional development activities to enhance Details about the application process and the priority modeling, and UAV image analysis. If interested,
your career skills. deadline can be found here: https://www.baylor .edu/ please contact Dr. Christa Kelleher (Syracuse Uni-
The CCI program is sponsored and managed by the geosciences/index.php?id=952059. Applications to versity, Earth and Environmental Sciences) or Dr.
Department of Energy (DOE) / Office of Science’s the Department of Geosciences must be submitted Philippe Vidon (SUNY-ESF, Sustainable Resources
Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists online here: https://grad.baylor.edu/apply/. Please con- Management) ahead of the application deadline (Jan
(WDTS) program in collaboration with 16 DOE tact our Graduate Program Director for more infor- 15, 2021) with a current CV, information about your
national laboratories and facilities across the U.S. mation or with questions at geosciences@baylor.edu interest in pursuing a graduate degree, and research
Benefits: $600/week stipend; Housing accom- or other relevant experience.
modations or housing allowance; Round-trip travel M.S., Ph.D. in Earth Sciences (full-tuition and
reimbursement. stipends), Syracuse University. The Department of MERC MSc Graduate Opportunity at Eldo-
Learn how to apply at https://science.osti.gov/ Earth and Environmental Sciences at Syracuse Uni- rado Gold’s Ormaque gold Discovery, May 2021.
wdts/cci/How-to-Apply. versity invites applications for full-time M.S. and MERC, in partnership with Eldorado Gold, is seek-
Applications are due January 12, 2021 at 5:00 PM ET. Ph.D. students starting in August 2021. Interdisciplin- ing a MSc student to undertake a field-based struc-
For full eligibility requirements, place visit ary research opportunities leading to M.S. and Ph.D. tural MSc project at Eldorado’s Ormaque zone, a new
https://science.osti.gov/wdts/cci/eligibility. degrees include: biogeochemistry, computational discovery at the Lamaque Gold Mine. This project is
geophysics, environmental geology, geomorphol- within southeastern Abitibi greenstone belt near Val
Summer 2021 Science Undergraduate Labora- ogy, global environmental change, hydrogeology d’Or, Quebec. The goal of this project is to provide a
tory Internships (SULI). Are you an undergradu- and hydrology, isotope geochemistry, paleobiology, structural context for gold mineralization at Ormaque
ate student or recent graduate in science, technol- paleolimnology, petrology, sedimentology, tectonics, focused primarily on structural observations in drill
ogy, engineering, or math looking to develop your and thermochronology. For more information on our core and underground mapping, when available.
research skills? programs: https://thecollege.syr.edu/earth-sciences These will be combined with standard petrography
Then the SULI program is for you. Gain hands- -department/graduate-programs-earth-sciences/ (transmitted and reflected light) and SEM observa-
on research experience on an exciting project under Ph.D. and M.S. students are supported by full- tions. The project will also address host lithologies,
the guidance of a mentor and build your professional tuition scholarships and stipends through teaching alteration systematics and relative timing of the
network at a national lab. Present your research to assistantships, research assistantships, and/or fel- hydrothermal event. The project will be supervised by
scientists and peers, join in social activities, and lowships. The Department only admits students Drs Bruno Lafrance, Ross Sherlock and Tim Baker, at
engage in a variety of professional development that have identified faculty advisors, so it is recom- MERC and Eldorado Gold. The successful candidate
activities to enhance your career skills. mended you contact potential advisors in your field will integrate within the Lamaque exploration team
The SULI program is sponsored and managed by of interest either before or after application. For more adhering to their health and safety standards while
the Department of Energy (DOE) / Office of Science’s information on our faculty and research groups: in the field and working collectively to advance an

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