Jobs:Job-01356

Graduate student recruiting opportunity - Ecogeomorphology at LSU

Louisiana State University, Louisiana, United States
Start reviewing process: 6 October 2023

Posting:

Position:

PhD student

Start reviewing process:

6 October 2023

I am recruiting a PhD student at Louisiana State University to work on an exciting interdisciplinary project that focuses on the evolution and sustainability of the Bird’s foot delta of the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River Delta Transition Initiative (MissDelta) concept was developed by the Gulf Research Program (GRP) of National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) to address the critical geologic, anthropogenic, and ecological impacts of a deteriorating deltafront, and to chart a future course for this globally critical landmass.

My lab’s research focuses on ecomorphodynamics, namely the organic and inorganic accumulation, geotechnical properties, and elevation dynamics of wetland platforms across vegetation types. For this project, we’ll be investigating regions of Phragmites dieback, crevasses, dredge spoil, and healthy marsh (Phragmites, Typha, Colocasia) in the Bird’s Foot/Balize delta.

The findings will be used with co-production partners that span academia and government agencies (e.g., Tulane, Southern, Xavier, Jackson State, ULL, LUMCON, USACE, CPRA, USGS) to develop best management practices for wetland vegetation and land building, and will be related to longer-term vegetation dynamics in the delta as well as for predictive models.

Students with field and lab experience and an overall enthusiasm for understanding geomorphic processes are encouraged to apply. MS preferred, but not required. Students from underserved communities are highly encouraged to apply.

Feel free to contact me for more information.

Best,
Carol Wilson

Associate Professor, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University
Personal website: https://www.lsu.edu/science/geology/people/faculty/wilson.php
G&G website: https://www.lsu.edu/science/geology/

G&G Admissions information: https://www.lsu.edu/science/geology/graduate_students/graduate_admissions/index.php

Email: carolw@lsu.edu

Carol A. Wilson, PhD (she/her)
Associate Professor
Louisiana State University
Dept of Geology and Geophysics
E229 Howe-Russell-Kniffen Geosciences Complex
Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Email: carolw@lsu.edu

Of interest for:

Coastal Working Group