Post-Doctoral Research Associate (3-years) Focus: methane isotope biogeochemistry/infrared absorption spectroscopy in an arctic wetland Institution: Ecology & Evol. Biology and Biosphere 2, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Start Date: Spring/Summer 2010
We seek a creative post-doctoral scientist with strong background in both instrumentation and ecosystem biogeochemistry to join an interdisciplinary team working to understand the dynamics of methane and associated microbial ecology of an arctic permafrost wetland that is being transformed by global climate change. The candidate will manage the deployment and interpretation of data from cutting edge instrumentation to measure the isotopic composition of fluxes and concentrations of CH4 and CO2 in the field, and collaborate with a team studying the molecular microbial ecology (metagenomics and metatranscriptomics) of methane. The science goals of this project are to discover how microbial community composition and metabolism scale to the ecosystem biogeochemistry of CH4 and CO2, and to learn how these relations are affected by a changing climate. The position is based at University Arizona, but will involve significant time commitments in the experimental field site in northern Sweden. This position provides exceptional opportunities to learn new techniques and to make major scientific contributions to problems of both scientific and societal interest using cutting-edge technology (see web page below for more project details). This is an interdisciplinary research program, and we do not expect candidates to be familiar with all of the relevant methods, but a strong science back¬ground relevant to methane isotope biogeochemistry, including field deployment of instrumentation, is desired. Competitive salary and benefits are provided; the University of Arizona is an equal-opportunity employer. Apply at: https://www.uacareertrack.com/ (search postings for number 44956) Direct questions about the project to: Dr. Scott Saleska Ecology & Evolutionary Biology University of Arizona sale...@email.arizona.edu For more information on this project see web sites: http://eebweb.arizona.edu/faculty/saleska/research.htm (Saleska group) http://www.b2science.org/ (University of Arizona Biosphere 2)
