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Interested in joining the UCLA Field Tectonics group?​
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Graduate students
We're looking for 1 PhD student to start Fall of 2026. Prospective graduate students are encouraged to reach out to me to discuss potential research projects in structural geology/sedimentology/tectonics/thermochronology. For this project, applicants with a M.S. degree are preferred, although not required.

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. 

The application deadline is Jan 1, 2026 for the 2026-2027 academic year. However, potential applicants should reach out to me in advance of this deadline by the end of November at the latest, given the timeline associated with permits for fieldwork in Summer 2026.

​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:
The application for the 2025-2027 Field Tectonics group Postdoctoral Fellow position has closed.
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Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in writing a NSF Postdoc proposal or the UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship program; I am happy to discuss how we could collaborate. 

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Pay and benefits
Graduate students and post-doctoral scholars are union-represented positions at UCLA with nationally competitive pay and benefits, based on a newly negotiated system-wide pay scale.

-For graduate students in 2024, this will be ~$2880-$4050/month (depending on rank, which increases with every year [3 quarters] of service) for a normal (half-time) appointment during the 9-month academic year. Summer pay, if you are conducting research/fieldwork, would be in addition to the department offer.
please refer to the official offer letter if you are admitted. The position includes health insurance, tuition, and fee remission.

See also:
https://grad.ucla.edu/funding/financial-aid/funding-for-entering-students/teaching-research-assistantships/
https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/2024-25-academic-salary-scales.html
See Table 19 (Teaching Assistant), Table 22 (Graduate Student Researcher), Table 23 (Post-doctoral fellow).
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