Studies of Regional and Global

Environmental Change

 

  
 
 

 

Undergraduate Studies

We often have undergraduate reserach assistantship appointments available in the lab and will usually make it possible for students with funding from UROP to work in the lab to gain research experience. You should feel free to contact Jason Neff, Dan Fernandez or any of the other lab members if you are interested in one of these positions.

We especially encourage students to pursue honors thesis with work in our lab. We have many different research projects and Colorado is a remarkable place for environmental studies so you should contact Jason Neff if you are interested in an honors thesis.

Graduate Studies

Most graduate positions in Geology and Environmental Studies are funded by research assistantships (grant supported) and there are relatively few teaching assistantships.

NEW PhD Student Position: I will be accepting applications for a new PhD position for 2009/2010 in either Environmental Studies or Geology for work on a A. Mellon Foundation supported project in the Fynbos ecosystem of South Africa. The project will be focused on marine aerosol nutrient subsidies of ecosytems and is described here.

There are a number of nationally supported graduate fellowships including those from the NSF and the EPA. I strongly encourage prospective Ph.D. students to apply for these fellowships as these types of fellowships greatly improve your chances of finding a position in the lab of your choice. For 2009/2010, there is space and research funding in my laboratory for MS or PhD research (in addition to the funded position above) if you receive a fellowship. IIf you have questions about applying for a fellowship to work in our laboratory, feel free to contact Jason Neff.

Postdoctoral Positions

There are usually one to two postdoctoral positions available in the laboratory. These positions can be funded by grants, and if so will be advertised here. There are also a handful of postdoctorlal programs including the USDA NRI, NOAA Global change and NSF Geosciences that are available. If you are interested in applying for one of these postdoctoral fellowships, contact Jason Neff.