NSF Postdoctoral Scholar in tropical ecosystem & global change science University of Arizona (2 years, renewable for an additional year) Application deadline: Feb. 15, 2009. Start Date: Spring/Summer 2009
The NSF-funded Partnership for International Research and Education (PIRE) at the University of Arizona invites applications for the Amazon-PIRE Postdoctoral Scholar in tropical ecosystem and global change science. We seek outstanding candidates interested in investigating tropical ecosystem structure, physiology, and biogeochemistry, how these respond to climatic variability and change, or how such responses scale from individual to landscape to region. Candidate backgrounds within a broad range of scientific disciplines, including ecology, plant physiology, remote sensing, hydrology, atmospheric science, geosciences, meteorology or climate dynamics, or an interdisciplinary combination of these, are welcome. This honorific fellowship will be awarded for a 1-year period to a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, with an anticipated extension for a second and (optionally) a third year. The position is based at University Arizona, involving work with an inter-disciplinary team of American and Brazilian scientists. It provides exceptional opportunities to utilize new techniques and make major scientific contributions to problems of both scientific and societal interest using cutting-edge technology. Amazon-PIRE encompasses interdisciplinary research to understand tropical and Amazonian ecosystem function using eddy flux towers, field measurements (plant ecophysiology, soil hydrology), high-resolution aircraft-based LIDAR measurements of forest structure, satellite-based remote sensing, manipulations inside the tropical rainforest biome inside the University of Arizonas unique Biosphere 2 facility, and multi-scale modeling. The annual fellowship is $42,000 plus health insurance, with additional funds to support travel and research in the Amazon of Brazil; the University of Arizona is an equal-opportunity employer. Application includes: CV, contact information of three references, a one-page statement of the applicants doctoral research, and a two-page post-doctoral research proposal. Please apply online at: http://www.amazonpire.org/postdoc_application.php. For more information, please contact Amazon-PIRE faculty participants (http://www.amazonpire.org/ua_participating_programs.php). For more information on this project see the following web sites: www.amazonpire.org. www.b2science.org
