For prospective graduate students interested in
 environment & development economics;
 socio-hydrological modeling;
 forest ecosystem services;
 deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.
Announcing an RA position for a masters student in the economics track of Forestry & Environmental
Resources at NC State University. The student in this position will support the interdisciplinary and
international project “Connections between Water and Rural Production: Sociohydrological Systems on
a Tropical Forest Frontier,” funded by NSF and led at NC State by Dr. Erin Sills.
Student in this position may pursue a MS in Forestry or MS in Natural Resources in the Department of
Forestry and Environmental Resources, and may also become a student affiliate of the Center for
Environmental and Resource Economic Policy.
Required: econometrics or statistics and data management skills; coursework in microeconomics; ability
to cooperate and communicate with interdisciplinary and international team of scientists
Preferred: familiarity with STATA and Arc GIS; ability to read Portuguese (possibly based on knowledge
of Spanish); interest in issues at the interface of environment and development, including tropical
deforestation
Benefits: annual stipend of $20,000 for up to 2.5 years, tuition, health insurance, travel to participate in
project meeting at partner university and to present results at a conference in the US
(including GRE scores and TOEFL if relevant) to the graduate school at NC State University. All
applications received by February 15 will be given full consideration. Position will remain open until
filled.