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<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Funded PhD opportunities, Department of Geography, University at Buffalo
</span></strong><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">By JANUARY 10, 2019 </span></strong></span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We are excited to be recruiting multiple Ph.D. students for funded positions. These highly-competitive offers include four years of teaching/graduate assistantship, tuition and benefits, as well as other professional
development opportunities, including travel grants for conferences and international teaching through our University at Buffalo (UB) degree programs in Singapore.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We welcome applications from prospective students with research interests in
<a href="https://www.buffalo.edu/cas/geography.html" title="https://www.buffalo.edu/cas/geography.html">
any of our areas of specialization</a>, including (but not limited to): <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Geographic Information Science</span></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: remote sensing, spatial-temporal analytics and modeling, ontology, social media, spatial networks<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Earth Systems Science</span></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: climate change, water resources, forest ecology, atmospheric processes, natural resources management
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Economic and Development Geography</span></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: labor and livelihoods, international trade and finance, industrial innovation, ethical markets and environmental governance
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Health Geography</span></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: spatial epidemiology, social networks, public health access
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Urban and Regional Analysis</span></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: regional development and decline, energy transitions, spatial statistics, urban sustainability<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UB Geography is also home to two research centers, the
<a href="http://www.ncgia.buffalo.edu/" title="http://www.ncgia.buffalo.edu/">National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA)</a>, and
<a href="https://www.buffalo.edu/cted.html" title="https://www.buffalo.edu/cted.html">
the Center for Trade, Environment and Development (CTED)</a>. NCGIA-Buffalo has focused its mission on excellence in GIScience research, and it has been leading and supporting campus-wide initiatives in Big Data related to Smart Health and Environmental Informatics.
CTED faculty and students conduct research on trade and investment policies and patterns through the lens of social and environmental outcomes.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Prospective students are encouraged to reach out to
<a href="https://www.buffalo.edu/cas/geography/faculty/faculty_directory.html" title="https://www.buffalo.edu/cas/geography/faculty/faculty_directory.html">
potential faculty advisors</a> to discuss your research interests and our program. You are also welcome to contact our Director of Graduate Studies, Dr. Trina Hamilton
<a href="mailto:trinaham@buffalo.edu">trinaham@buffalo.edu</a> for more information.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To be considered for funding, please submit your application (including GRE scores) as soon as possible, and
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NO LATER THAN JANUARY 10, 2019</span></strong> through our online application system:
<a href="https://www.buffalo.edu/cas/geography/about-us/admissions.html" title="https://www.buffalo.edu/cas/geography/about-us/admissions.html">
www.buffalo.edu/cas/geography/about-us/admissions.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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