The OsburnLab at North Carolina State University seeks a motivated M.S. student with interests in dissolved organic matter biogeochemistry to join a project funded by the North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute-USGS 104(b) Grant Program. The position will begin Fall 2023 and is funded for two years at $30,000/year, plus benefits and tuition support, through the Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences. Candidates with backgrounds in the geosciences, environmental chemistry, or environmental engineering are encouraged to apply. Strong laboratory skills and a solid chemistry background are required. Programming and/or coding experience is highly desired (e.g., Matlab, Python, or R).
The selected applicant will be part of an interdisciplinary and multi-institutional team working to characterize inflow and infiltration (I&I) of residential and industrial sewer flow (influent) to wastewater treatment plants. The position will be a combination of laboratory experiments and measurements focused on dissolved organic matter fluorescence and computation activities. Limited opportunities for fieldwork are possible. The student’s thesis, which could be in marine science or earth science, will be closely aligned with the project, which will conclude in two years.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. To apply, complete the application at grad.ncsu.edu/apply.
For more information about the position, contact Dr. Christopher Osburn (closburn@ncsu.edu) and include a copy of your CV. Additional details about the M.S. programs in MEAS are available here, and complete application instructions are available at https://applygrad.ncsu.edu/apply/. Interested students are also encouraged to contact Meredith Henry, Graduate Services Coordinator (meredith_henry@ncsu.edu or 919-515-7776), with questions about the program.