The Oregon State University Forest Engineering, Resources & Management (FERM) Department awards 3-5 new fellowships to MS and PhD students each year. Fellowships are awarded in each of the Department’s areas of concentration (AOC). We are seeking applications to our Forest Soils and Watershed Management AOC. Fellowships include a full tuition waiver, a competitive annual stipend including summer support, and associated benefits for 2 (MS) or 3 (PhD) years.
Students awarded the fellowships will be responsible for completing course work, developing a research project, collecting data and samples from the field, analyzing samples in the laboratory, data analyses, preparing progress reports, presenting results at regional and/or national conferences, and preparing a thesis and manuscript(s) for publication. Fellowship students will also be expected to be involved in other projects within the research group and department, thereby providing them with a broad range of experiences and opportunities to collaborate.
Potential Starting Dates: July 1, 2017 -September, 2017
Strong applicants will show an interest in forest soils, forest hydrology, isotope hydrology, fluvial geomorphology, OR riparian restoration and have competitive GPA and GRE scores, research experience, and excellent written and oral communication skills.
Fellowships are awarded to the top applicants interested in studying under a FERM Department faculty member. To be eligible for a fellowship to study under any of the Forest Watershed Management AOC faculty members (Hatten, Argerich, Bladon, Segura, Souder), prospective students need to:
- Apply to either a) the FERM Department or b) Water Resources Graduate Program through the Oregon State University Graduate School (http://gradschool.oregonstate.edu/admissions/process). Questions regarding the application process should be addressed to:
FERM Department: Madison Dudley- Madison.Dudley@oregonstate.edu
Water Resources Graduate Program: Mary Santelmann- santelmm@oregonstate.edu
- Contact one of the faculty listed below with your interest in our program and be prepared to provide them a) copies of transcripts, b) CV or resume, c) contact information for 3 references, and d) a well-written statement of your research interests and career goals and how this fellowship fits those interests/goals.
Application Deadline: December 31, 2016 for full consideration
Feel free to contact Dr. Hatten with any general questions on the opportunity.
Dr. Jeff Hatten
Associate Professor
Forest Soils
Email: jeff.hatten@oregonstate.edu
http://forestsoilslab.forestry.oregonstate.edu/
https://www.facebook.com/osuforestsoilslab
Dr. Alba Argerich
Assistant Professor, Senior Researcher
Stream Ecology
Email: alba.argerich@oregonstate.edu
Dr. Kevin Bladon
Assistant Professor
Forest Hydrology
Email: kevin.bladon@oregonstate.edu
http://fews.forestry.oregonstate.edu/
Dr. Catalina Segura
Assistant Professor
Fluvial Geomorphology and Isotope Hydrology
Email: catalina.segura@oregonstate.edu
http://people.forestry.oregonstate.edu/catalina-segura/
Dr. Jon Souder
Director of the Watershed Research Cooperative
Assistant Professor
Email: jon.souder@oregonstate.edu
http://watershedsresearch.org/