Description: The Landscape Modeling Lab (Department of Ecosystem Science and
Sustainability at Colorado State University) seeks a postdoctoral
researcher interested in
processed-based modeling of landscape-scale wetland carbon, soil, water,
and plant dynamics.
The successful applicant will work on multiple funded projects conducted
in partnership with
Ducks Unlimited, the USDA, and NASA. A primary goal will be to evaluate
and adapt DayCent as
a mechanism for understanding soil carbon and Green House Gas (GHG) flux
in depressional
wetlands enrolled in the USDA Conservation Reserve Program. Target
wetlands are located in
the United States High Plains and larger Great Plains region, and are
sampled as part of a
funded grant with multiple institutional partners, including USDA, USGS,
Ducks Unlimited, and
university collaborators. We welcome applicants with strong open-source
modeling
backgrounds who are not interested in field work. But there is also an
opportunity to conduct
field work within High Plains playa wetlands. These are semi-arid
depressional wetlands on
private agricultural and shortgrass prairie lands, across Texas,
Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska.
Potential field work will collect plant, water, soil, and GHG data. GHG
collection may involve
unmanned aerial vehicle, chamber, and/or eddy covariance tower methods.
Timing: The position is initially for one-year, but funds are in hand
for performance-based
extension. Start date is early spring 2025. Apply by Nov 28, 2024, but
open until filled.
Applicants will be reviewed in the order submitted.
Location: This position is within the Landscape Modeling Lab
(www.landscapemodeling.net) in
the Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability at Colorado State
University. We are
located in Fort Collins, CO, adjacent to the Rocky Mountains. There is
abundant open space and
hiking trails nearby.
Required qualifications: The applicant should have experience in
process-based modeling such
as DayCent and programming in an open source language, such as R. A
track record of
successful writing, such as publications or grants is also required.
Desired additional qualifications: Experience with DayCent or other
ecosystem carbon models
(example: RCEM), as well as experience with reproducible research flows
and open source
programming. Experience with remote sensing analyses, including remote
sensing of wetlands
and wetland carbon. Experience with unmanned aerial vehicle deployment
and/or data
processing. Experience with field work in remote environments,
especially wetlands. Experience
with eddy covariance carbon flux or chamber-based gas sampling and data
processing is also
potentially useful. A US drivers license or international equivalent and
clean driving record are
helpful and should be indicated in the application.
Salary: $61,000-$70,,000 depending on experience
To apply: The lab strongly encourages all applicants to apply,
regardless of demographics or
nationality. Please send a cover letter outlining your interests and
goals (no more than 2 pages),
a curriculum vitae, and contact information for references. In your
cover letter, please include
your available start date, your experience with carbon modeling, whether
you are interested in
field work, and if you want to conduct field work, if you have a valid
drivers license. These
materials should be emailed as a single pdf to Jessica O’Connell
([email protected]), Assistant Professor, CSU. For more
about the lab, see:
www.landscapemodeling.net.
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Jessica O'Connell (she/her), PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Ecosystem Science & Sustainability
Colorado State University
landscapemodeling.net
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