Postdoctoral Fellowship Available
Greenland Ecosystem Ecologist
Environment and Natural Resources Institute
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska
Application Review Begins: 1 November 2009
For more information, please do an 'Advanced Job Search' for posting
number 0056785 at: https://www.uakjobs.com
Or contact:
Jeff Welker
Email: afjmw1 [at] uaa.alaska.edu
The Environment and Natural Resources Institute at the University of
Alaska Anchorage (UAA) seeks an ecosystem ecologist for a postdoctoral
position on a new National Science Foundation (NSF) project with field
studies in Northwest Greenland.
The incumbent will conduct observational studies in a small watershed,
and experimental studies quantifying the consequences of long-term
warmer summer temperatures and deeper snow on ecosystem carbon cycling
and stream water DOC and DON fluxes. The postdoctoral fellow will join a
team that has been conducting observational and long-term experiments in
Northwest Greenland since 2003.
Familiarity with field photosynthesis systems, steam water chemistry
techniques, data logging systems, and stable isotope techniques will be
necessary. The candidate will be expected to be in the field from late
May to late August each year, and periodic winter campaigns will be
necessary.
Excellent lodging and laboratory facilities are used by the team at the
Thule Station for Arctic Research (TSTAR) in Northwest Greenland during
the field season. During the academic year, the candidate will be
housed in the Ecosystem Laboratory at UAA where the expanded UAA Stable
Isotope Facility is located.
The successful applicant will be expected to assist in supervising
graduate and undergraduate students and to assist the project's
Principle Investigator with project management. A PhD or previous
postdoctoral research experience in ecosystem or physiological plant
ecology, with a background in tundra ecosystem studies, is desired.
Review of applicants will begin on 1 November 2009 with an anticipated
appointment date of 1 February 2010.
Applicants must apply online. For more information, please do an
'Advanced Job Search' for posting number 0056785 at:
https://www.uakjobs.com.
If you have questions, please contact Jeff Welker at
afjmw1 [at] uaa.alaska.edu. Jeff will be at the Annual Meeting of the
Ecological Society of America, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Monday and
Tuesday, August 3 and 4, to answer questions.
Application review begins: 1 November 2009.
For more information, please do an 'Advanced Job Search' for posting
number 0056785 at: https://www.uakjobs.com.
Or contact:
Jeff Welker
Email: afjmw1 [at] uaa.alaska.edu