United States : Graduate Research Assistant: University of Nevada Reno Department of Resource Economics

Graduate Research Assistant

University of Nevada Reno Department of Resource Economics (United States)

Graduate Studies at the Department of Resource Economics,
University of Nevada, Reno
PhD in Economics (in collaboration with the Economics Department)
MS in Resource and Applied Economics

The Department of Resource Economics at the University of Nevada, Reno,
has received additional funding to offer three research assistantships
to new Graduate Students starting in fall 2009. The assistantships
include a stipend of $18,000 per year, a partial tuition waiver, and
health insurance coverage. Conditional on strong performance and in
absence of any unforeseen shortfall in funding, the full assistantship
will be available for up to five years. While we give preference to PhD
students, well-qualified MS students are also encouraged to apply for
this funding opportunity.

Our graduate program provides a strong foundation in microeconomic
theory and quantitative methods, with focus on Resource and
Environmental Economics, Regional Economics, and Applied Econometrics.
Details for both the PhD and MS program are available on the web at:
http://www.ag.unr.edu/RE/Graduate_Students.aspx

These assistantships provide a superb opportunity for students to work
with faculty on funded research. The majority of Research Assistantships
result in co-authored publications and often lay the foundation for
dissertation and/or Master’s theses.

To assure adequate time for administrative processing we encourage
students to apply for this opportunity no later than June 30, 2009.
Successful applicants are expected to join the program by August 17, 2009.