Please see the opportunity for a student to be fully funded for a Masters Degree as a research asst. In Envs and Management for fall.
Please share with your networks - two-year fully funded Master's project related to sustainability and waste in CA strawberry production |
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PLEASE SHARE WIDELY: Two-year fully funded Master's degree of Environmental Science and Management Strawberry production in California relies heavily on the use of plastic mulch to aid water conservation, weed suppression, and optimization of soil temperature. This plastic needs to be disposed of at the end of the growing season, resulting in significant financial and environmental costs. Our team is currently conducting research on plastic mulch 'end-of-life management' decisions among California strawberry growers to better understand the factors that help or hinder growers' adoption of more sustainable practices (e.g., plastic mulch recycling) and technologies (e.g., biodegradable mulches) that can help address the growing problem of agricultural plastic pollution. This work is part of a large, multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary project funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI). Our team is currently seeking a qualified environmental social science research assistant, who will help to develop surveys, conduct interviews, and analyze collected data as part of their fulfillment of a Master of Science degree program in Environmental Science and Management in the Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences (NRES) Department at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo. An ideal candidate for the two-year (fully funded) position, to begin in September 2023, will have a social science Bachelor's degree in a field such as environmental studies/sciences, anthropology, geography, sociology, or sustainable food systems. Experience in both qualitative and quantitative data analysis is desirable. Interested individuals should submit a short cover letter and copy of their C.V. to Dr. Nicholas Williams (nwilli37@calpoly.edu) ASAP and will need to meet the Cal Poly University application deadline for the program by April 1, 2023. |
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