Join the DYCE Lab!
Graduate Students
The Dynamic Carbon and Ecosystems (DYCE) lab is seeking motivated Ph.D. students to join us at the University of Utah in Fall 2024. The DYCE lab analyzes remote sensing data, such as optical time series, lidar, and sun-induced fluorescence, to characterize wildfire, vegetation dynamics, and the carbon cycle in climate-sensitive terrestrial ecosystems. Particular emphases include: Wildfires, drought, and vegetation in the western U.S.; high-latitude disturbance, land cover, and biomass; urban heat island and urban ecology.
Prospective students with experience in programming (e.g. R, Python, Julia), geospatial analysis (e.g. QGIS, Google Earth Engine), unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or high-performance computing are especially encouraged to apply. The School of Biological Sciences at the University of Utah offers Ph.D. students five years of support at $35,200 per year, and applications close December 1. Interested students should reach out to Dr. Jon Wang with (1) a CV and (2) a brief statement of your research interests.
Interested in applying to the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program? Send Jon Wang a note to discuss potential mentorship!
Postdoctoral Scholars
We are seeking highly motivated and collaborative postdoctoral scholars with expertise in time series remote sensing, terrestrial ecology, and carbon cycle science. Expertise in machine learning and high performance computation are especially wanted. If you are interested, start a conversation with Jon Wang with a letter describing your interests and goals, your curriculum vitae, and a list of references.
Additionally, we are always seeking postdoctoral scholars who are interested in applying for an external fellowship to fund original research projects, such as the NOAA Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellowship or the Wilkes Center Postdoctoral Program.
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate students at the University of Utah are sought to assist in lab and field work related to a range of projects, including sampling water and organisms from the Great Salt Lake, organizing and flying drones in forest mapping campaigns, processing drone-based imagery, labelling high-resolution training images, and shrubland cover mapping in Utah. Students interested in developing computational skills are especially encouraged to reach out. If interested, please start a conversation with Jon Wang!
Funding opportunities for undergraduate research is plentiful at the U, and Jon would be happy to consider sponsoring students’ applications to be a Wilkes Scholar or a Biology Research Scholar. Undergraduates may also pursue work in the lab via the Science Research Initiative. In the future, we intend to sponsor students as an ACCESS Scholar.