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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Urban Dynamics and Sustainability Research Group (UDAS) at Texas A&M University's Department of Geography is looking for MS and PhD students interested in studying urban sustainability. Ongoing research themes
in the research group include: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services in an urbanizing world<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Water-Energy-Food (WEF) nexus issues in urban and peri-urban areas<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Exposure and vulnerability of urban areas to natural hazards
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In addition to the above research interests, students should have, or be interested in developing:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Experience in engaging with social science data and methods <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Experience in complex systems analysis (e.g., using system dynamics, agent-based, or spatial statistical modeling)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Experience in GIS, remote sensing, and spatial analysis<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ability to work both independently and in interdisciplinary teams in a variety of contexts<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Strong skills in oral and written communication
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Funding is available for up to four years (through graduate teaching and research assistantships and fellowships) with the potential for additional support thereafter. Interested candidates may contact Burak Güneralp
(<a href="mailto:bguneralp@tamu.edu" title="mailto:bguneralp@tamu.edu">bguneralp@tamu.edu</a>) for further inquiries. Visit
<a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.burakguneralp-udas.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C96bdbb57d189464af18808d77e68c94d%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637116860823928168&sdata=dNzcOMdnkaCSJEtxUDnt%2Bm0NWZTLpCnUTojVcBn54vA%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.burakguneralp-udas.com/" shash="Ki6K/66CkIzGEEzqhAeUGBYFiJkj7Bw3TBIQv+YwyqvPj48Kh2rjkpYWqhXpo7MeArLkEsmqlGlPRmb4UMSYDnOTP8I7oBkR0ioPQqD3OApIIWI75AyKcM9B8qO1skBDTxxPL7s6Bj0oFJQATHqdRihvo6uLyVqupXN5RmLNOXM=" title="https://www.burakguneralp-udas.com/">
burakguneralp-udas.com</a> for more information. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The application deadline to be given priority in funding for Fall 2020 enrollment is
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">January 1, 2020</span></strong>. To apply to the Texas A&M graduate school directly, go to:
<a href="http://admissions.tamu.edu/graduate/apply" title="http://admissions.tamu.edu/graduate/apply">
admissions.tamu.edu/graduate/apply</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The admitted students will be affiliated with the Human-Environment Interactions and/or Geographical Information Sciences and Technology (GIST) clusters within the Department. They will also
be affiliated with and take advantage of opportunities afforded by the Center for Geospatial Sciences, Applications, and Technology (GEOSAT) (<a href="https://geosat.tamu.edu/" title="https://geosat.tamu.edu/">https://geosat.tamu.edu/</a>) at Texas A&M University.
Texas A&M University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and the University especially encourages applications from women and minorities.<br>
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Burak Güneralp<br>
Assistant Professor<br>
Department of Geography<br>
College of Geosciences<br>
Texas A&M University<br>
College Station, TX 77843<br>
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