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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">I write to
announce a funded Graduate Research Assistantship as part of an
interdisciplinary collaboration between the departments of Writing &
Rhetoric (WRT) and Natural Resources Science (NRS) at the University of Rhode
Island. The selected student would work directly with me to help develop the <a href="https://web.uri.edu/dwell/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">DWELL Lab</a>, a digital initiative using
location-based technologies to promote community-engaged science and environmental
advocacy. </font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">I seek a prospective
M.S. student with excellent analytical, written,
and verbal communication skills. Experience working with digital and visual
media, especially AR/VR technologies (such as Unity or Vuforia) and GIS, as well as experience in science communication and/or community-engaged advocacy are all preferred but not
required. More information about the position is available in the <a href="https://web.uri.edu/dwell/grafall2021/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">GRA funding announcement</a>. </font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Interested students
should apply to the <a href="https://web.uri.edu/cels-gradprograms/mesm/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Masters
of Environmental Science and Management</a> (M.E.S.M.) program. Applicants to
the M.S. and Ph.D. in Biological and Environmental Sciences (BES) may also be
considered. Full-time, 20-hour-per-week assistantships provide a stipend,
health insurance, tuition remission (up to 12 credit hours/semester) and a
waiver of 20 percent of student fees. Funding is available for one year, with
the opportunity to extend for a second year contingent on performance and
academic progress.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">To be
considered, students must apply for Fall 2021 admission through the <a href="http://gradcas.liaisoncas.org/apply/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">URI GradCAS system</a>. Interested
applicants should contact me in advance at <a href="mailto:madisonjones@uri.edu">madisonjones@uri.edu</a> with a CV and a
brief statement (1-2 paragraphs) describing relevant coursework, other related
experience, and why they are interested in working in the lab. Deadline for
consideration is Jan. 15, 2020.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Best,</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Madison</font></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap">___________________________</span><br></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Madison Jones, Ph.D.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Assistant Professor </font></span></p><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Director, <a href="https://web.uri.edu/dwell/">DWELL Lab</a> </font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Departments of Writing & Rhetoric and Natural Resources Science</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Harrington School of Communication and Media</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">University of Rhode Island</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Pronouns: he/him/his</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Email: </span><a href="mailto:madisonjones@uri.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">madisonjones@uri.edu</span></a></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Web: </span><a href="http://madisonpjones.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">madisonpjones.com</span></a></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Twitter: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/poetrhetor" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">@poetrhetor</span></a></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><i>We gather as the University of Rhode Island on the traditional land of the Niantic and Narragansett people in past and present, and honor with gratitude the land itself and the people who have stewarded it throughout the generations. This calls us to commit to continuing to learn how to be better stewards of the land we inhabit as well.</i></span></font></font></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>