Graduate Research Fellow (Atacama Desert Project) - Tulane School Of Architecture and Built Environment

Supervisor Name:

RUBEN GARCIA

Email address:

RGRUBIO@TULANE.EDU

Position Title:

Graduate Research Fellow

Course Title:

N/A

Number of Positions Available:

1

Application Deadline:

Aug 31, 2026

Position Description:

The Graduate Research Fellow will support the Atacama Desert Project, an interdisciplinary research initiative examining water, infrastructure, extractive landscapes, and human settlements in Chile’s Atacama Desert. Applicants should have experience with GIS, Rhino, and Adobe Illustrator, as well as strong skills in architectural and territorial representation; familiarity with Adobe InDesign is desirable.

Expected Duties:

The fellow will assist in developing a coordinated visual and spatial database for the project. Duties will include collecting, organizing, and processing geospatial information in GIS; producing multi-scalar maps of hydrological systems, topography, infrastructure, mining landscapes, settlements, environmental conditions, and territorial change; and constructing selected three-dimensional territorial models and sections in Rhino. The fellow will refine this material in Adobe Illustrator, following a consistent graphic language, and help prepare publication-quality maps, diagrams, sections, and other visual materials for academic papers, exhibitions, presentations, grant applications, and the project’s future website and book.

Proposed Schedule:

Flexible schedule

Position location:

Hybrid

Student Preferences:

Graduate Student

Application Materials:

Resume