UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Announcements

The UCLA Blum Center on Poverty and Health in Latin America is hiring a Graduate Student Researcher. The Center aims to become internationally recognized for its cross-disciplinary training, research and policy contributions, and its ability to drive and create high-impact innovations to improve health and promote resilience in Latin American communities throughout the Americas. This position will support the UC Blum Research Action Network, formed to stimulate and showcase original research and policy initiatives across the UC Blum Centers. In May 2017, the annual Compendium was released and this GSR position will seek ways to help further promote and publish the work of the UC Blum Federation. One idea is to work with a journal to coordinate and invite compendium authors to submit a manuscript to be part of a special section of a journal devoted to research. The UCLA Blum Center is looking for someone who can do an assessment of research identified, organize the resea...

The UCLA Library is coordinating a series of  free  workshops designed to meet the needs of advanced researchers across the campus. During Winter Quarter we will offer workshops on topics such as: Introduction to R, Research Data Management, GIS, Presentation Software, etc.  In addition, as part of this series, some graduate students have offered to present research projects that utilize tools and methods they have found useful.   We are asking for your help in suggesting topics for workshops that you would make plans to attend. UCLA librarians are very much interested in ways the library can build and sustain communities of practice around research tools, methods and workflows. We designed this quick (5 minute)  survey  to gather your feedback.  The information you provide will help guide our choices of workshop topics and timing. If you have any questions, you may contact me: zoe@l...

Job Opportunity: Graduate Student Researcher The California Center for Sustainable Communities (CCSC) is seeking a Graduate Student Researcher (GSR) with an interest in water policy. CCSC is a research center at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and is under the direction of Dr. Stephanie Pincetl. The GSR will assist in the collection and analysis of data related to water governance in Los Angeles County and will collaborate closely with a postdoctoral researcher. This is a part‐time, paid position for the 2014‐2015 school year. Overview of the Position This is a unique opportunity for a GSR with an interest in water governance and policy in California. The position will be located at CCSC, but the researcher will have an opportunity to work with scholars, practitioners, water managers, and policymakers. The candidate should have a working knowledge of theoretical concepts related to political ecology, institutional organization, and /or policy and governan...