Two AGI Scholarship Opportunities for Geoscience Students

 For those pursuing Master's or doctoral degress, see below

 

Dear Colleagues,

The American Geosciences Institute has two scholarship programs for the 2021-2022 academic year.  Please pass along the information to interested and eligible students.

Harriet Evelyn Wallace Scholarship

There are two awards available with this scholarship program for 2021-2022.  The scholarship is available for female students pursuing a master's or doctoral degree at an accredited institution of higher education in a recognized geoscience program. Each scholarship award is $5,000.

One master's candidate and one doctoral candidate will be selected for the 2021-2022 scholarship cycle. Applicants may either be entering graduate school or already enrolled in a graduate program in the geosciences.  We strongly encourage incoming master's students to apply. Successful applicants will be thesis-based, full-time students and must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. The application deadline for the 2021-2022 academic year is February 7th, 2021.

For more information and to encourage your students to apply, please visit: https://www.americangeosciences.org/workforce/harriet-evelyn-wallace-scholarship

Scholarship for Advancing Diversity in the Geoscience Profession

This scholarship is a $5,000 award to support geoscience graduate studies by a U.S. citizen or permanent resident who self-identifies as a member of an underrepresented minority (Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color) and will be entering a graduate geoscience program for the first time.  To be eligible, a student must have completed, or be within two semesters of completing, a bachelor’s degree at a recognized geoscience program and not actively enrolled in a graduate program.

The application deadline is February 21, 2021. The scholarship winner will be notified in April 2021. To learn more, see https://www.americangeosciences.org/workforce/agi-scholarship-advancing-diversity-geoscience-profession

Please send any inquiries regarding to these scholarships to Christopher Keane at keane@americangeosciences.org. 

We look forward to reviewing your students' applications! 

Sincerely, 

Christopher Keane
Director, Geoscience Profession and Higher Education
American Geosciences Institute

APPLY TODAY for BSOS College Scholarships

 

APPLY TODAY: Applications for BSOS College Scholarships are due on February 26, 2021 by 9AM.

The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences offers a variety of scholarships to current students! We encourage you to apply now for an award for the Fall 2021 semester. Before submitting your application, make sure to review each scholarship's unique eligibility criteria. To explore all of our BSOS scholarships, and determine which ones suit you, please visit go.umd.edu/BSOSscholarships.

UMD College of Education MCERT Information Sessions - Spring 2021

 

ERM job opportunities

 Job opportunities as a Remote Sensing Scientist or Data Scientist with ERM. The point of contact is Jacob Noel, a UMD alum! His email is:

jacobxnoel@gmail.com or jacob.noel@erm.com 

Links to job descriptions:

https://erm.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/ERM_Careers/job/Washington-DC/Remote-Sensing-Scientist--Associate-Level-_R00007411

https://erm.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ERM_Careers/job/Washington-DC/Data-Scientist--Associate-Level-_R00007410

Paid Internship with Thought Delivery Systems

 Thought Delivery Systems, Inc. (in Silver Spring, MD) is hiring an intern to assist with QGIS (or substantially similar software) mapping projects. The internship involves gathering data for a variety of mapping projects, including and not limited to:

• Species-specific global maps of the world's oldest and largest trees, overlaid with progress in (1) archiving their DNA, and (2) re-establishing old growth forests with each of these species. This mapping work is being done for the Archangel Ancient Tree Archive:   https://www.ancienttreearchive.org/
• National bicycle trail and infrastructure design-mapping projects as overlaid with 5G network designs. 
• Fiber Optic and Fixed Wireless Network planning and builds
• Visual Representation of Wireless radiation at various locations throughout a building, a neighborhood, a town, a metropolitan area, a state, a region, a country, and a continent.

A stipend of $1,000-to-3,000 will be provided (depending on hours the intern is available) will be provided this Spring semester. There will also be Summer semester internships/employment opportunities. 

If interested, send your resume and portfolio (if you have one) to:

james@thoughtdelivery.com  

James McPherson

Strategy and Operations

Thought Delivery Systems, Inc.

(o) 202-223-2003

(m) 336-266-4960

University of Oklahoma Graduate Program

 

[Remote Sensing] : Two Graduate Assistantships (Master's and/or Doctoral) in GIScience at New Mexico State University

 Dr. Michaela Buenemann from the Department of Geography at New Mexico State University is seeking Master of Applied Geography (MAG) and PhD Geography students broadly interested in remote sensing and/or GIS, predictive modeling, and land system science, to support funded research projects starting in Fall 2021. Funding support will include a monthly stipend, tuition and fees, health insurance, conference travel, and access to computing equipment in the Spatial Applications Research Center (SpARC) at New Mexico State University. The contracts will be renewable annually based on satisfactory performance and funding availability.

One master's student is sought to support a Natural Resources Conservation Service project aimed at developing a geospatial framework for mapping inactive acequias (communal irrigation ditches). The student should have an undergraduate and/or graduate degree in geography, computer science, or a related discipline, and experience in spatial analysis, predictive modeling, and programming (e.g., R or Python).

One master's or doctoral student is sought to support a Natural Resources Conservation Service project aimed at developing a geospatial framework for monitoring and assessing land cover (especially mesquite) dynamics in rangelands. The student should have an undergraduate and/or graduate degree in geography, environmental science, or a related discipline, and experience in remote sensing and dryland ecology.

Funded students will join an interdisciplinary team working to enhance our understanding of human-environment systems through mixed-methods research that combines remote sensing, GIS, and quantitative and qualitative methods in physical and human geography. Students should be interested and able to work in this kind of environment, committed to social and environmental justice, and self-motivated. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, equitable, just, and anti-racist team. We strongly encourage members of marginalized and underrepresented groups to apply.

If interested, please email Dr. Buenemann (elabuen@nmsu.edu) with (i) a brief cover letter describing your research interests, research experience, and career goals, (ii) your CV, including contact information for three professional references, and (iii) your transcripts (unofficial okay). Following a review of applicants and interviews, competitive applicants will be asked to submit an official application for the Master of Applied Geography Program at New Mexico State University or the New Mexico Doctoral Program in Geography, which is offered jointly by New Mexico State University and the University of New Mexico. The application deadline for both programs is 15 January 2021, but interested applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Dr. Buenemann by 1 January 2021.

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Michaela Buenemann
New Mexico State University
elabuen@nmsu.edu