Position Details:
- Start: 2024 Spring or Fall
- Shen Laboratory the University of Texas Arlington welcomes students from all backgrounds, race/ethnicity, and gender interested in environmental health
- Projects: Environmental Health Data Science, integrating high-dimensional environmental exposures, multi-omics, and health outcomes using advanced machine learning and statistical methods
- Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
Position 1: Environmental Exposures and Microbiome
Position 2: Precision Computational Environmental Health
Candidate requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering
- Undergraduate GPA > 3.3
- International students: Include TOEFL or IELTS scores in CV
- GRE not required for Spring 2024 admission
- Programming experience preferred, but not required
We offer:
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Fully covered tuition
- Rigorous scientific training in environmental health and data science
- Promising job market after graduation
- Convenient location in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, 4th largest metroplex in the United States
To apply:
- Contact Dr. Yike Shen via email (ys3419@cumc.columbia.edu) with subject line as "Ph.D. Application_Your Name"
- Copy the email to yike.shen@uta.edu
- Successful candidates will need to submit formal application materials to UTA online application system
- Spring 2024 candidates must submit formal application to the online system by 08/15/2023
Include the following documents in your email inquiry:
- Cover letter highlighting educational background, research experience and interests, and career goals (1-2 pages)
- Curriculum vitae
- Contact information for 2 references (including names, affiliations, and emails)
- Unofficial transcripts
Fields:
Candidates from the following fields can apply for the Ph.D. student positions in Earth and Environmental Sciences:
- Environmental Sciences
- Environmental Health
- Data Science
- Statistics
- Machine Learning
- Microbiology
- Precision Computational Environmental Health
- Science and Engineering related disciplines
