Graduate assistantships/fellowships

Graduate assistantships/fellowships are available for outstanding
self-motivated students to conduct innovative and high-impact research at
the Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability (CSIS) at Michigan
State University.

Research topics may include telecoupling (socioeconomic and environmental
interactions over distances,  through means such as globalization, human and
animal migration, species dispersal, species invasion, disease spread,
spread of pollutants and wastes, trade of goods and products, flows of
ecosystem services, environmental and hydrological flows, foreign
investment, technology transfer, water transfer, and tourism,
www.csis.msu.edu/telecoupling ), sustainability science, coupled human and
natural systems, biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services, human
well-being, land change science, forest and landscape ecology, global
change, systems integration (integration of ecology with demography,
economics, sociology, technology, and policy; integration of land, water,
and/or energy),  ecology and management of wildlife (e.g., giant pandas in
China), and systems modeling and simulation (e.g., agent-based modeling).
Papers on these topics by CSIS faculty and students have been published in
journals such as Science, Nature, and PNAS (see
http://csis.msu.edu/research/publications).

With flexible start dates (e.g., summer or fall of 2016), successful
candidates can build on these previous studies and explore new frontiers of
research.

Application materials include: (1) letter of application, (2) statement of
professional goals, (3) CV or resume, (4) transcripts, (5) GRE scores, (6)
TOEFL scores (for non-native English speakers only), (7) list of 3-4
references (names and contact information), and (8) up to three
representative publications if any. Unofficial copies of GRE, TOEFL and
transcripts are OK initially.

Applicants are encouraged to submit their application materials as soon as
possible, or until the positions are filled.  Applications and questions
about these opportunities can also be emailed to:

Jianguo (Jack) Liu
Rachel Carson Chair in Sustainability
Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48823-5243, USA
liuji@msu.edu
http://csis.msu.edu/people/jianguo-liu