MS Graduate Rsch. Assistantship at U of Nevada - Hydrologic Sciences Program

[Sherry Sandretto <slsandre@xxxxxxx>]

The University of Nevada, Reno: A MS graduate research assistantship in the Hydrologic Sciences Program ( http://www.hydro.unr.edu/home/ ) is available starting in August 2009 with Dr. Dale W. Johnson (http://www.ag.unr.edu/dwj/) in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Nevada, Reno. The successful candidate will work on a project investigating the factors affecting nutrient concentrations in O horizon interflow solutions and how preferential infiltration of these solutions affect nutrient hot spots in soils and nutrient transport to surface waters. The research will involve extensive field work at a remote site in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The project is part of a large NSF-funded Critical Zone Observatory ( http://www.czen.org/node/286/about ) at the Kings River Experimental Watershed (KREW) ( http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/programs/snrc/water/kingsriver/ ), California. The assistantship is half time and carries a stipend of $17,000 per y
ear plus tuition.  A BS degree in soil science, hydrology or related field is required with a gpa of 3.00 overall  and GRE a combined GRE score (verbal+quantitative) of 1000. Applications  will be accepted until May 1 but to be fully considered, apply by April, 15, 2009.  Please contact Dr. Dale Johnson, Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557 (phone: 775-784-4511; email dwj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)