Remote Sensing Ecohydrology Group Alexandra Konings

Opportunities

In short: if you are interested in joining the group, please don't hesitate to email Alex with an explanation of your background and your specific interests. 

Undergraduate and Masters students

If you are a current Stanford undergraduate or MS student interested in gaining research experience at the intersection of remote sensing and earth system science, send me an e-mail at konings@stanford.edu. We can talk about several project options to find one that would interest you. If you are not currently at Stanford, please note that the Earth System Science MS program is very small and I do not accept students to this program.

Prospective PhD students

Prospective students wishing to pursue a PhD in our group are encouraged to e-mail Alex at konings@stanford.edu. Please include a CV. Students with strong quantitative backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply. Students should apply to the PhD program in Earth System Science. Outstanding applicants interested in developing leadership skills can also apply to the Knight-Hennessey Scholars program alongside their departmental application. The deadline for the Earth System Science program is in early December, and for the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program in early October. Application fee waivers are available for the departmental application, see here for more information. Note that the deadline to apply for this waiver is usually 10-15 days before the departmental deadline.

Please note that I do not accept terminal MS students in my group.

Either before or during their tenure at Stanford, students are encouraged to apply for national fellowships. 

Postdoctoral fellows

We do not currently have any open positions for postdocs. However, outstanding postdoctoral candidates whose research interests are a fit for the group's research interest and who are willing and able to apply for a fellowship may still inquire. Note that applying for a postdoctoral fellowship in the absence of a posted position generally means you would be expected to have some independent ideas of possible topics to work on. If interested, you should send an email inquiry to Alex with a copy of your CV, an explanation of what you're interested in working on and why you think the group would be a good fit for that work, and some discussion of which fellowship(s) you want to apply for well in advance of the deadline. 

To provide some fellowship ideas: Stanford has a university-wide competitive postdoctoral fellowship program, the Stanford Science Fellows. Additionally, the Stanford Doerr School Dean's Postdoctoral Fellowship is another competitive fellowship. The deadlines for both are typically annually around November. The Stanford Data Science Postdoc fellowship (deadline ~December) is another option that may be relevant for some. If you are interested in applying to any of these fellowships or to one of the fellowships listed below, please reach out to Alex beforehand to discuss whether or not the group would be a good fit for you. Please note that I generally try to support only a limited number of applications to each of these programs, and that you should email me at least ~month in advance of the deadline to ensure I haven't already chosen to support other applicants.

Several national fellowship programs may also be relevant: