17 Ph.D. Research Assistant Position at the University of Miami

Description

Several faculty members at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) at the University of Miami are accepting applications for Ph.D. Research Assistantships. The majority of the Ph.D. students are supported as Graduate Research Assistants during their study, typically for five (5) years. These assistantships provide an annual salary of $30 312, tuition, and health insurance.

Below is the information on the available assistantships and contact information of the Faculty members accepting applications.

Session	Assistantship Title	Department	Faculty Member	Email
Spring 2021/ Fall 2021	Iceberg Monitoring from Space	OCE	ha@mi*.edu ” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Dr. Hans C. Graber	hg***@cs**.edu
Spring 2021/ Fall 2021	Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Applied to Ocean Features	OCE	ha@mi*.edu ” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Dr. Hans C. Graber and Dr. Roland Romeiser	hg***@cs.edu rr***@rs*.edu
Spring 2021/ Fall 2021	Time Dependence of Seismic Parameters in Hawaii	MGS	g.**@mi*.edu ” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Dr. Guoqing Lin	gl@rs*.edu
Fall 2021	Impacts of Atmospheric Reactions on Air Quality	ATM/OCE	cj**@mi*.edu ” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Dr. Cassandra Gaston	cg***@rs*.edu
Fall 2021	Impacts of Aerosols on Oceans and Rainforests	ATM/OCE	cj**@mi*.edu ” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Dr. Cassandra Gaston	cg***@rs*.edu
Fall 2021	Near-Surface Observations as Probes on Mantle and Subduction Dynamics	MGS	ah*@rs*.edu ” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Dr. Adam Holt	ah*@mi*.edu
Fall 2021	Sub-Seasonal to Decadal Predictability and Prediction	ATM/MPO	bk****@mi*.edu ” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Dr. Ben Kirtman	bk****@rs*.edu
Fall 2021	Seismic Velocity Structure and Dynamic Triggering in the Caribbean Region	MGS	g.**@mi*.edu ” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Dr. Guoqing Lin	gl@rs*.edu
Fall 2021	Tropical Cyclone Intensity Change: Interactions Between the Inner-Core and Environment	ATM/MPO NOAA/CIMAS	s.******@mi*.edu ” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Prof. Sharan Majumdar and Dr. Jason Dunion	sm*****@rs.edu ja*******@no.gov
Fall 2021	Characterizing African Easterly Wave Variability and Environmental Factors Associated with Tropical Cyclogenesis	ATM/MPO NOAA/CIMAS	s.******@mi*.edu ” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Prof. Sharan Majumdar and Dr. Jon Zawislak	sm*****@rs.edu jo************@no.gov
Fall 2021	Tropical Cyclogenesis: Processes and Predictability	ATM/MPO	s.******@mi*.edu ” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Prof. Sharan Majumdar	sm*****@rs*.edu
Fall 2021	Forecasting Extreme Events Using Machine Learning	OCE	m.*******@mi*.edu ” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Dr. Maria Josefina Olascoaga and Dr. Francisco J. Beron-Vera	jo******@mi.edu fb*@mi*.edu
Fall 2021	Connectivity Pathways of Sargassum	OCE	m.*******@mi*.edu ” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Dr. Maria Josefina Olascoaga and Dr. Francisco J. Beron-Vera	jo******@mi.edu fb*@mi*.edu
Fall 2021	Reef Growth and Sedimentation in the Red Sea Rift	MGS	sp***@rs*.edu ” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Dr. Sam Purkis	sp***@rs*.edu
Fall 2021	Climate Change: Clouds, Circulation and Climate	ATM/MPO	b.***@mi*.edu ” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Brian Soden	bs**@rs*.edu
Fall 2021	Seasonal Variations in Aerosol-Cloud Interactions Over the Southeast Atlantic and Their Radiative Impact	ATM	pz****@mi*.edu ” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Dr. Paquita Zuidema	pz****@mi*.edu
Fall 2021	Low Cloud Organization in the Caribbean	ATM	pz****@mi*.edu ” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Dr. Paquita Zuidema	pz****@mi*.edu

Department Abbreviation: OCE (Ocean Engineering); MGS (Marine Geosciences); ATM (Atmospheric Sciences); MPO (Meteorology and Physical Oceanography); NOAA/CIMAS (The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/ The Cooperative Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Studies)

Deadline for Spring 2021/Fall 2021

For the Spring 2021 session, applications received prior to November 15, 2020, will be reviewed.

For the Fall 2021 session, applications received before January 1, 2020, will be reviewed. To increase the chance of an assistantship, applications are encouraged to be submitted by December 1, 2020, for Fall 2021.

Also, if you are interested in signing up for a virtual one-on-one session, please click the link below to schedule a virtual meeting with:

Dr. Josh Coco: Executive Director of Advancement at the Rosenstiel School, works closely with graduate students but can talk about any school aspect. To set up a time to chat one on one virtually, please click here.
Kat Grazioso: Completed her Master of Professional Science Degree (MPS) in Tropical Marine Ecology at the Rosenstiel School and now is a program coordinator at the school, and can answer general questions on all programs. To set up a time to chat one on one virtually with Kat, please click here.
Emma Pontes: Completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Miami with a double major in Marine Science and Biology and a minor in Chemistry, earned her MPS degree at the UMiami in Tropical Marine Ecosystem Management and is now getting her Ph.D. at RSMAS in the marine biology department. You can set up a virtual meeting with her through this link.

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