The Voinovich School for Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University invites applications from students with an interest in working on research related to the resilience of water management to climate impacts on tribal lands in the Western United States. Full funding will be provided for students interested in completing our MSES (http://www.ohio.edu/envstu/) or MPA (http://www.ohio.edu/voinovichschool/students/prospective/masterpa.cfm) programs. The support will be part of a 5-year grant award examining climate resilience, governance institutions and water policy on tribal lands. Ideally, applicants will have training and experience in public policy, environmental policy, economics, political science or a related social science discipline. Successful applicants will work in a highly interdisciplinary research environment. Duties may include fieldwork and outreach, survey and interview data collection, and data analysis and presentations of research.
The Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs (http://www.ohio.edu/voinovichschool/) offers a masters’ degree in Public Administration and masters of Science in Environmental Studies, a graduate certificate in Sustainability and an undergraduate multidisciplinary certificate in Environmental Studies. The School jointly sponsors the Center for Entrepreneurship with the College of Business, leads the State’s Third Frontier regional Entrepreneurship Program TechGrowth Ohio, the Consortium for Energy, Economics and the Environment (CE3) and conducts innovative research, evaluation and consulting in environmental, education, health, economic and community development and other important social and science based policy areas. The Voinovich School has more than 60 full-time and part time professional staff and engaged and adjunct faculty members. Ohio University, a public university, is classified as a Doctoral/High Research Activity institution, enrolling 21,000 students. Ohio University is located in Athens, Ohio, which is an historic college town with a modest cost of living in southeastern Ohio in the foothills of the Appalachian mountain range.
Please mention your interest in this project directly in your statement of purpose. To be considered for this research appointment, applications must be submitted by March 1st. Applications for this position may be submitted after the Graduate School deadline of February 1st. Questions about the program of study and application process may be directed to Cheryl Hanzel (hanzel@ohio.edu). Questions about the research project can be directed to Derek Kauneckis, Associate Professor, Environmental Studies, Consortium for Energy, Economics and the Environment (CE3), Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs (kaunecki@ohio.edu).
If interested, please submit an application directly to the Graduate College at: http://www.ohio.edu/graduate/apply/.