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Job Description
The Desert Research Institute (DRI; www.dri.edu) in Reno, NV, in partnership with the Graduate Program of Atmospheric Sciences (GPHS www.unr.edu) at the University of Nevada Reno (UNR), invite applications for graduate studies beginning in Spring semester of 2023.The student will do his/her research at DRI, but coursework, academic advisement, and degree will be provided through UNR (Graduate school application deadline is November 1st, 2022).
We seek highly motivated individuals with strong quantitative skills to contribute to doing research on sampling and analysis of biomass burning emissions (Organic Analytical Laboratory, Professor A. Khlystov).
Required Qualifications
Conditions of Employment
All positions are contingent upon available funding from your DRI advisor’s research projects and may be terminated for lack of funding or performance.
Compensation/Benefits
DRI offers a competitive support package, which includes a half-time monthly salary of $2050 for PhD students and coverage of student health insurance. A grant-in-aid tuition waiver covers about 70-75% of tuition/per credit costs for up to 12 credits and waives non-resident tuition rates. Assistantships are 20 hours a week.
Exempt
Yes
Full-Time Equivalent
50.0%
Required Attachment(s)
Prospective students will need to upload the following documents in the specified section:
For more detailed information about DRI and DRI faculty, research projects, and publications, please visit us at www.dri.edu. For questions regarding this position contact Dr. Vera Samburova at vera.samburova@dri.edu or 775-674-7149, and for assistance with your application, please call the recruiting office at 775-673-7332.
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Note to Applicant
Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications. The search committee will use this information during the initial review of application materials.
References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process based on applicant notification and permission.
Newly hired faculty and postdoctoral fellows must assure that their official transcript is submitted to the Human Resources Office within 30 calendar days from the effective date of employment. Academic degrees must have been awarded by regionally accredited institutions.
This position may require a criminal background check to be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.
As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.
DRI employs only U.S. citizens and aliens authorized to work in the U.S. DRI only sponsors aliens applying for research faculty or postdoctoral fellow positions (J-1 or H-1B Visas).
All applicants hired by the Desert Research Institute are subject to E-Verify.
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