Hello, We are looking for an ecology postdoc to do climate change related work. Would you kindly post this on Ecolog? Thanks very much, Sue
Post doc position available: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Canyonlands Research Station, Moab, UT is seeking an Ecologist/Project Manager to study how changes in soil moisture and temperature will affect the physiological ecology of plants and biological soil crusts, soil stability and nutrient cycling in SE Utah using warming lamps and rainout shelters. Major duties include taking plant, biological soil crust, and soil measures and analyzing this and micro-met data to document how species and functional groups respond to alterations in temperature and soil moisture. These results will be used to model likely future changes in cover for the dominant plant communities in this region; summarizing research results for distribution/communication to a general audience; and reporting research results as high quality, peer-review publications. This is a one year, TERM, full-time appointment, GS-9, starting at $45,040 year, plus full benefits. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens. Interested parties please send resumes to [email protected] by Jan 15, 2009. This job will open on www.usa.jobs sometime in January or February 2009. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sue Phillips USGS- Southwest Biological Science Center Canyonlands Research Station 2290 S.W. Resource Blvd Moab, UT 84532 Phone: (435) 719-2337; FAX: (435) 719-2350 Email: [email protected] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
