SWAT-Related Job Announcements

A fully funded MS/PhD student position in Field and Watershed Scale Modeling is available at the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering at Michigan State University. The selected student will join the Hydrology and Water Quality Research Group, conducting research on developing and validating models for nutrient fate and transport in agricultural systems, assessing management and conservation practices, and informing nutrient application policies in Michigan. Candidates must have a BS or MS in Hydrology, Agricultural Engineering, Environmental Science/Engineering, or related fields, along with experience in APEX and SWAT+ models, programming in Python and R, and geographic information systems. The position includes a graduate assistantship with full funding and health benefits, with an expectation of high-quality manuscript publications. The student will also conduct fieldwork, including installing automatic water quality samplers and collecting samples.

Interested candidates should contact Dr. Subhasis Giri at girisubh@msu.edu with a CV, list of publications, GRE scores (if available), and TOEFL/IELTS scores (for non-native English speakers). Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.