PhD Graduate Student Research Assistantship at the Department of Community Sustainability at Michigan State University

This assistantship will begin either Spring or Fall 2025. The advisor is Doug Bessette, PhD. The position is part of a 3-year project, entitled: Fast and (or?) Fair: Are Rapid and Equitable Processes for Large-Scale Solar Development Mutually Exclusive? The project is funded by the Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies (SEEDS 4) program.

Interested students should email Doug Bessette at bessett6@msu.edu using the subject line, “Interest in PhD position: SEEDS 4”. In your email, identify why you are interested in the position and provide a brief summary of your experience and qualifications.

The primary application window for CSUS’s Fall 2025 cohort runs until February 1st, but early acceptance and a Spring (or Summer) 2025 start is possible.