Dear colleagues,
Please respond to Dr. Scott Saleska for further information on this position.
Apologies for cross postings.
Regards,
Oliver Monti
Focus: Carbon cycle science/atmospheric chemistry/infrared absorption
spectroscopy
Institution: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ
Start Date: Spring/Summer 2006
We seek a post-doctoral scientist with a strong background in physical
chemistry, engineering, or other laboratory sciences to work with an
interdisciplinary team on developing and deploying a new optical
spectrometer for field measurements of CO2 and its rare isotopes. The
science goal is to study mechanisms controlling carbon exchange between
forests and atmosphere. The completed instrument will be deployed in Harvard
Forest, Massachusetts in conjunction with existing instruments to make
eddy-covariance measurements of the isotopic composition of CO2 fluxes into
and out of the forest. The postdoctoral scientist will work with a team from
an optical instrument development company (Aerodyne Research Inc.,
Billerica, MA) on all aspects of design, configuration, and testing of the
instrument, and will be responsible for leading both the deployment in the
field and the interpretation of scientific results.
The position is based at University Arizona, but will involve significant
time commitments in Massachusetts for the first year. One option would be
to be based in the Boston area for year 1, working on instrument assembly
and testing as a visiting scientist at Aerodyne Research laboratories (and
collaborating with scientists at Harvard University’s laboratory for
atmospheric chemistry), and be based in Tucson during the deployment phase
in year 2, focusing on data reduction and analysis.
This 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 (see web page below for more
project details). This is an interdisciplinary research program, and we do
not expect candidates to be familiar with all of the relevant methods,
although strong physical sciences background relevant to atmospheric
chemistry or spectroscopic techniques is strongly desired. We expect to
train the successful candidate in the relevant additional disciplines and
skills (possibly including micrometeorology, forest ecophysiology and carbon
cycling, isotope ecology).
Competitive salary and benefits are provided; the University of Arizona is
an equal-opportunity employer.
To apply, send (electronically) a description of research interests, CV, and
the names and contact information of three references to:
Dr. Scott Saleska
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
University of Arizona
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For more information on this project (including instrument description) see
our web site:
http://eebweb.arizona.edu/faculty/saleska/research.htm
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