Postdoctoral Scientist Position at Biosphere 2: Tropical carbon and water cycling
We seek a dynamic and motivated postdoctoral scientist with strong background in ecosystem hydrology, instrumentation, and/or modeling to join a collaborative project investigating carbon and water dynamics in the tropical forest at Biosphere 2, The University of Arizona (UofA), Tucson, AZ. The Biosphere 2 rainforest allows for controlled ecosystem-level experimentation with an ability to independently manipulate and control precipitation, temperature and CO2 levels. Last summer, researchers from the UofA and University of Saskatchewan (Jaivime Evaristo and Jeff McDonnell) conducted a drought experiment to determine the changes in carbon and water dynamics related to water stress. Automated measurements of above and belowground environmental conditions (light, temperature and humidity) and carbon dioxide and water vapor concentration and isotope composition, were complemented with manual sampling of soil and stem material and physiological measurements of the dominant tree species. The successful candidate will aid in data processing from the first experiment, design and implementation of future drought experiments, proposal writing to generate funding for experiments in the Biosphere 2 Tropical Rainforest, supervision of undergraduate students, and management of an Aerodyne QCL and Picarro water isotope laser and the associated automated ecosystem-sampling controls. The position will be for one year -nine months at Biosphere 2 and 3 month at the University of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CA-, with performance based opportunities for extension. The 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. This is a collaborative research program, and candidates need not to be famil¬iar with all of the relevant methods, but a strong science back¬ground relevant to isotope ecohydrology, including field instrumentation, and interpretation of data within a mathematical modeling framework, is de¬sired. Interested candidates can contact Dr. Joost van Haren at: [email protected] To apply please search for job# 57177 on the University of Arizona HR webpage: https://www.uacareertrack.com/
