Postdoctoral Fellow Opening: Stressor Flux in Aquatic Ecosystems The University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources & Environment and the NOAA funded Cooperative Institute for Limnology & Ecosystems Research have a postdoctoral research fellow position available for qualified individuals with research experience and interests in stressor fate and effects in freshwater ecosystems. The successful candidate will have expertise in one or more of the following areas: environmental chemistry, benthic ecology, aquatic toxicology, ecohydrology, and/or groundwater-surface water interactions. The position has 3 primary responsibilities: 1) some project management on USEPA, SERDP, and metal industry grants dealing with contaminant flux and ecosystem effects; 2) development of new research approaches, initiatives and proposals; and, 3) publication of findings in the peer-reviewed literature. The candidate will have the opportunity to utilize university facilities for GIS, chemical analyses, surface and subsurface water sampling, aquatic toxicology, and field research sites consisting of experimental ponds, lakes, streams. For more information see www.snre.umich.edu/coe/ciler <http://www.snre.umich.edu/coe/ciler> and www.snre.umich.edu <http://www.snre.umich.edu> . Candidates should have a Ph.D. in a field related to the expertise areas above prior to July 2009. This is a two year term-limited position with the possibility of renewal contingent on funding availability. Please send an electronic letter of application with a statement of research interests, CV, and names and contact information for 3 references to Dr. G. Allen Burton at burto...@umich.edu. Review of applications will begin April1, 2009 and continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date for this position is September 2009, but may be earlier if it is desirable. The University of Michigan is an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer.
