The Urban and Sustainability Research Group at Texas A&M University's Department of Geography is looking for MS and PhD students interested in studying urban sustainability.
Particularly, graduate students who are interested in human-environment interactions in urban contexts. Ongoing research themes include:
- Urban land-change analysis and modeling
- Environmental impacts of urbanization across scales
- Water-Energy-Food (WEF) nexus issues in urban and peri-urban areas
- Exposure and vulnerability of urban areas to natural hazards
In addition to the above research interests, students should have, or be interested in developing:
- Experience in engaging with social science data and methods
- Experience in complex systems analysis (e.g., using system dynamics, agent-based, or spatial statistical modeling)
- Experience in GIS, remote sensing, and spatial analysis
- Ability to work both independently and in interdisciplinary teams in a variety of contexts
- Strong skills in oral and written communication
Funding is available for up to four years (through graduate teaching and research assistantships and fellowships) with the potential for additional support thereafter. Interested candidates may contact Burak Güneralp (bguneralp@tamu.edu; Profile on ResearchGate; Profile on Google Scholar) for further inquiries. The application deadline to be given priority in funding for Fall 2018 enrollment is January 31, 2018. To apply to the Texas A&M graduate school directly, go to: admissions.tamu.edu/graduate/apply
The admitted students will be affiliated with the Human-Environment Interactions and/or Geographical Information Sciences and Technology (GIST) clusters within the Department. They will also be affiliated with and take advantage of opportunities afforded by the Center for Geospatial Sciences, Applications, and Technology (GEOSAT) (https://geosat.tamu.edu/) at Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and the University especially encourages applications from women and minorities |
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