The CEM program requires students to be matched with a potential mentor PRIOR to applying to the program. The CEM program has limited funding opportunities and openings available. Our current openings are listed below. If you are interested in any of the openings below, reach out to the professor listed.
We currently have one opening.
Summer 2026 Masters Student and Graduate Research Assistant. This includes a stipend, insurance coverage, and tuition and fees waiver. Must be available to start between May 1, 2026 and June 1, 2026. Contact Andrea Lear alear@utk.edu for more details. This position would require you to work 20 hours per week in her lab – this work will be separate but usually complementary to your masters research work. The project to complete for the thesis master of science degree centers around health impacts of grazing native warm season grasses in sheep.
