Forest Soils/Global Change Postdoctoral Position A position is available for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to contribute to an NSF-sponsored study of carbon and nitrogen cycling in a long-term elevated carbon dioxide experiment. The Associate will lead studies on soil carbon and nitrogen mineralization, leaching and plant nitrogen uptake in a scrub oak forest. Expertise in some combination of soil science, nutrient element cycling, pedogenesis, soil ecology or biogeochemistry is desired. Familiarity with the use of stable isotopes to study soil element cycles will be helpful. The Associate will join a team studying the mechanisms of progressive nitrogen limitation on carbon sequestration in soils. Although the study is located on the property of the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, the Associate will be resident at The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. The center is a 1200 ha complex of forest, farmland, and wetland (www.serc.si.edu) located a convenient distance from Washington, DC and Annapolis, MD. The appointment is initially for 1 year and may be renewed for one additional year. To apply, email a letter of interest and CV to the address below by August 15th, 2006. Applications that arrive after this date will be considered until the position is filled. Send applications to:
Dr. Pat Megonigal Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: 301-812-0799
