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Ph.D. Student

Employer
Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky
Location
Lexington, Kentucky
Closing date
May 10, 2019

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Discipline
Geochemistry, Global Environmental Change, Hydrology, Interdisciplinary/Other
Career Level
Student / Graduate
Education Level
Masters
Job Type
Internship
Relocation Cost
No Relocation
Sector Type
Academia

Job Details

Ph.D. Opportunity, University of Kentucky (UK). The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences has a 2019‐20 assistantship available for a Ph.D. student (starting fall, 2019). All assistantships include full academic‐year stipends and health insurance, plus summer funding for competitive applicants. Exceptional applicants may qualify for additional awards and fellowships. The project supporting this opportunity is focused on the fate of transport of mercury (Hg) in the English‐Wabigoon River system, Ontario, Canada. This research has major implications for the environmental quality experienced by indigenous, First Nations peoples in this region, and for the design and implementation of large‐scale environmental engineering to affect remediation. The successful candidate will be working with sediment cores from river channel and riparian wetland settings, and will be combining research methods in sedimentology, environmental radiochemistry, elemental and spatial analyses. For specific questions about this project and opportunity, please contact Dr. Kevin Yeager (859‐257‐5431 or kevin.yeager@uky.edu). The department has 11 tenure‐track faculty conducting research in seismology, planetary geophysics, geodynamics, tectonics, hydrogeology, stable isotope geochemistry, paleontology, paleoclimatology, paleolimnology, sedimentary geology, petroleum geology, coal geology, structural geology, environmental geology, and petrology. State‐of‐the‐art facilities in the department, the Kentucky Geological Survey, and the Center for Applied Energy Research include: the Kentucky Seismic and Strong‐Motion Network; a technical computing cluster with seismic processing, interpretation, and modelling software; laboratories for environmental radiochemistry, stable isotopes, stratigraphy, geomechanics, detrital mineral separation, mineralogy (X‐ray analysis, electron microprobe and SEM), and organic petrology; and field instrumentation for shallow onshore/offshore seismic imaging, sediment coring, regional mapping, and hydrogeology. UK is located in Lexington, a vibrant community of ~330,000 voted one of the best college towns in America (http://www.bestcollege reviews.org/50‐best‐college‐towns‐america/). For more information about the department and graduate program, please visit http://ees.as.uky.edu or contact Dr. Edward Woolery, Director of Graduate Studies (859‐257‐3016 or woolery@uky.edu).

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The University of Kentucky is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity university that values diversity and is located in an increasingly diverse geographical region. As a land-grant institution and Kentucky’s flagship university, UK is committed to becoming one of the top public institutions in the country. Women, persons with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
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