[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral position - trace gas and isotope biogeochemistry - University of Arizona

[Meredith, Laura - (laurameredith)]

Postdoctoral Position at the University of Arizona

http://uacareers.com/postings/22672


We are looking for a creative post-doctoral scientist with a strong background 
in instrumentation, isotope biogeochemistry, and/or modeling to join an 
interdisciplinary “ecosystem genomics” team seeking to discover how microbial 
community composition and metabolism scale to the ecosystem biogeochemistry of 
carbon, focusing on a carbon-rich biome critical for understanding feedbacks to 
climate change. The position will focus on methane cycling across land use 
types in the Amazon of Brazil.

The candidate will manage cutting edge field instrumentation, lead 
interpretation of resultant data on isotopic composition of fluxes and 
concentrations of carbon cycle gases, and work as part of an international team 
studying the molecular microbial ecology of carbon cycling using multiple 
methods (from metagenomics of microbial communities to ecosystem fluxes). 
Facility with using a mathematical modeling framework to interpret field 
observations is desirable, as are original ideas for complementary 
investigations of microbial community ecology.

The position is based at University Arizona, but will involve significant time 
commitments at international research sites and collaborator institutions. 
These are exceptional opportunities to learn new techniques and to make major 
scientific contributions to problems of both scientific and societal interest 
using cutting-edge technology.

The position requires excellent communication skills and also an ability to 
take a leadership role for specific project components and collaborate with 
members of a broad international and interdisciplinary team. Fluency in (or a 
desire to learn) Portuguese is strongly desired. This is an interdisciplinary 
research program, and the candidate need not to be familiar with all of the 
relevant methods, but a strong science background relevant to isotope 
biogeochemistry, including field instrumentation, and interpretation of data 
within a mathematical modeling framework, is desired.

For more details, see: www.saleskalab.org/ (Saleska research group)

Please send inquiries to Dr. Scott Saleska (sale...@email.arizona.edu) or Dr 
Laura Meredith (lauramered...@email.arizona.edu)

http://uacareers.com/postings/22672

posting number P20464

The University of Arizona seeks people with diverse perspectives and 
experiences and is a committed Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 
organization. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are 
encouraged to apply. As an Employer of National Service, we also welcome alumni 
of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service programs.



Laura K Meredith

Assistant Professor, The University of Arizona

School of Natural Resources and the Environment

ENR2 Bldg., 1064 E. Lowell Street, Tucson, AZ 85721

Office: N225, Phone: 520 621 1052

BIO5 Institute

Keating Bldg., 1657 E. Helen Street, Tucson, AZ 85721

Office: 203, Lab: 202, Phone: 520 626 4213

lauramered...@email.arizona.edu 

http://www.laurameredith.com/

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral position - trace gas and isotope biogeochemistry - University of Arizona

[Laura Meredith]

Please see ad for postdoctoral position below and circulate to those who
may be interested.


*Postdoctoral Position at the University of Arizona*
https://uacareers.com/postings/12745


We are looking for a creative post-doctoral scientist with a strong
background in instrumentation, isotope biogeochemistry, and/or modeling to
join an interdisciplinary “ecosystem genomics” team seeking to discover how
microbial community composition and metabolism scale to the ecosystem
biogeochemistry of carbon, focusing on a carbon-rich biome critical for
understanding feedbacks to climate change. The position will focus on
methane cycling across land use types in the Amazon of Brazil.

The candidate will manage cutting edge field instrumentation, lead
interpretation of resultant data on isotopic composition of fluxes and
concentrations of carbon cycle gases, and work as part of an international
team studying the molecular microbial ecology of carbon cycling using
multiple methods (from metagenomics of microbial communities to ecosystem
fluxes). Facility with using a mathematical modeling framework to interpret
field observations is desirable, as are original ideas for complementary
investigations of microbial community ecology.

The position is based at University Arizona, but will involve significant
time commitments at international research sites and collaborator
institutions. These are exceptional opportunities to learn new techniques
and to make major scientific contributions to problems of both scientific
and societal interest using cutting-edge technology.

The position requires excellent communication skills and also an ability to
take a leadership role for specific project components and collaborate with
members of a broad international and interdisciplinary team. Fluency in (or
a desire to learn) Portuguese is strongly desired. This is an
interdisciplinary research program, and the candidate need not to be
familiar with all of the relevant methods, but a strong science background
relevant to isotope biogeochemistry, including field instrumentation, and
interpretation of data within a mathematical modeling framework, is desired.

For more details, see: www.saleskalab.org/ (Saleska research group)
Please send inquiries to Dr. Scott Saleska (sale...@email.arizona.edu) or
Dr Laura Meredith (lauramered...@email.arizona.edu)

https://uacareers.com/postings/12745  
https://uacareers.com/ posting number P20239​


The University of Arizona seeks people with diverse perspectives and
experiences and is a committed Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
organization. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities
are encouraged to apply. As an Employer of National Service, we also
welcome alumni of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service
programs.