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Graduate students
We're looking for 1-2 PhD/M.S. students to start Fall of 2025. Prospective graduate students are encouraged to reach out to me to discuss potential research projects in structural geology/sedimentology/tectonics/thermochronology. I will be attending both the Fall 2024 GSA (Anaheim) and AGU (Washington DC) this year, and would be happy to grab coffee with anyone interested. My active projects include fieldwork in Tibet and the Colorado Plateau. Fieldwork is a central part of my research, and a letter from a field course/camp instructor would be a strong part of your graduate application package. That being said, if you have a compelling application and express a strong interest in field research and learning field mapping, you can still be a competitive candidate. If you are admitted without much field experience, I expect that you will attend a traditional field camp prior to/early on in your graduate studies. Talk to me about potential funding/support. Although a strong foundation in core geology curriculum and basic mathematics is critical, students with B.A.s and nontraditional backgrounds without extensive science/quantitative course load are welcome. No diff eq? No problem. You can always make up missing coursework during graduate school if necessary; you can't replace a sense of curiosity for our planet. The application deadline is Jan 1, 2025 for the 2025-2026 academic year. The department policy does not require the GRE, but reviews optional GRE submitted as part of the holistic admissions process. All applications submitted by the deadline listing me as a potential advisor will receive full consideration. https://epss.ucla.edu/graduate/admissions/ https://grad.ucla.edu/programs/physical-sciences/earth-planetary-and-space-sciences-department/geology/ |
Post-doctoral scholar:
If you are interested in writing a proposal or fellowship application, I am happy to discuss how we could collaborate. My current interests include: continental tectonics (Himalayas-Tibet), apatite U-Th/He thermochronology, paleoelevation proxies, applications of in-situ dating using beta decay systems. I am highly interested in complementary expertise and interests so please do not feel limited by these topics. I am also recruiting 1 postdoc for a fully funded two-year position starting January 2025 (earlier or later start date is negotiable). This position entails broad flexibility to conduct independent research and to collaborate with me and other professors at EPSS, in addition to participation in other ongoing projects in the group. Seed funding comparable to the NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship research allowance is available for 1-2 seasons of fieldwork, related analytical work for an independent project, and conference travel. In addition, the postdoctoral scholar will work directly with me to set up a sample preparation lab for zircon U-Pb mounting, and U-Th/He thermochronology (picking lab); this does not involve major instrumentation and the time commitment for this will be a minor component of the position. Applicants should email me (1) a short cover letter including the names and contact information of 3 references, (2) CV, (3) one-page research statement, (4) two-to-three page (incl. figures) project proposal. In the research statement, outline your past experience and discuss how your experience and skillset will contribute to the lab’s active projects. In the project proposal, include a 1-paragraph project summary, describe a major scientific question that excites you currently, and present a feasible two-year project addressing that question. The scope of the project should have goals accomplishable within the timeline of the postdoc, but may include a section outlining more expansive goals (e.g. within the scope of a potential NSF proposal. I invite you to imagine this as the beginning of an actual proposal we would write together.) I am in the field in central Tibet (Qiangtang) July 20- Sept. 1, and will evaluate applications starting October 1st. All applications will be considered until the position is filled. |
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