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Jingfeng ********************************** The Complex Systems Research Center, University of New Hampshire has an immediate opening for a Postdoctoral Research Associate. This position is funded by National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and may be renewed annually for up to three years, depending on successful and satisfactory performance. The successful candidate will work on ecosystem modeling, model-data fusion, and uncertainty assessment. The overarching goals of this project are to advance towards diagnostics of continental-scale carbon fluxes using eddy flux measurements, remotely-sensed data, and new spatially explicit ecological data (e.g, disturbance, stand age) through modeling and model-data fusion (or data assimilation), and to assess the magnitude, distribution, and interannual variability of ecosystem carbon exchange across North America. The Postdoctoral Research Associate will be responsible for generalizing a process-based forest ecosystem model to other terrestrial vegetation types, optimizing model parameters using model-data fusion techniques along with eddy covariance flux observations and other data constraints, and conducting state-of-the-art uncertainty assessment of carbon fluxes. The successful candidate will join a research team at the Complex Systems Research Center (CSRC; http://www.csrc.sr.unh.edu/), Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space (EOS; http://www.eos.sr.unh.edu) at the University of New Hampshire. UNH is a Research-I, Land, Sea and Space Grant University that has been recognized both nationally and internationally for research excellence in ecology, environmental science, geoscience and forestry. Located in the Seacoast region of New Hampshire, members of UNH enjoy the high quality of life and beautiful natural surroundings the region provides. A Ph.D. in areas such as ecology, biometeorology, forest science, atmospheric sciences, remote sensing, or a related field, is required. Applicants should be enthusiastic, creative, and highly motivated. Applicants must possess strong modeling, quantitative, and analytical skills, and experience in ecosystem modeling and model-data fusion is highly desirable. Excellent communication skills and experience in handling large data sets are also expected. A start date of no later than August 1, 2011 is preferred. Please submit a cover letter, CV, and the names and contact information of three references to Dr. Jingfeng Xiao (j.x...@unh.edu) and Dr. Scott Ollinger (scott.ollin...@unh.edu) via email with the subject line “Application for Postdoctoral position”. Applications must be received by June 15, 2011 to receive full consideration. The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action institution. The university system seeks excellence through diversity among its administrators, faculty, staff, and students. The university prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, or marital status. Application by members of all underrepresented groups is encouraged. ********************************** -- Jingfeng Xiao, PhD Complex Systems Research Center University of New Hampshire 449 Morse Hall, 8 College Road Durham, NH 03824 Email: j.x...@unh.edu http://www.eos.sr.unh.edu/Faculty/Xiao Tel: (603) 862-1873; Fax: (603) 862-0188
