[ES_JOBS_NET] Updated Job Posting

[David E. Butman]

*Title: Postdoctoral Scientist – Northern Latitude Biogeochemistry*

*Start & End Date:  *8/1/2019 – 5/31/21 – (negotiable)

*Location: *University of Washington, Seattle

*Supervisor*: Dr. David Butman, School of Environmental & Forest Sciences
and Civil & Environmental Engineering.



*Job Description:*



We seek a postdoctoral scientist to join an international collaboration
working to understand the fate and fluxes of carbon across northern
latitudes. By getting involved early, the postdoctoral scientist will play
a key role in the success of this project. The selected candidate will be
part of a research team funded through both U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
and the NASA Arctic and Boreal Vulnerability Experiments (ABoVE).  This
team includes Canadian partners within Environment & Climate Change Canada,
the Government of Northwest Territories, as well as the University of
Waterloo.  This project involves extensive field campaigns as part of the
collaborative research. The postdoctoral scientist will be responsible for
the collection and handling of both field and lab data inclusive of stable
and radio-isotopes of carbon and methane, static flux chamber measurements
of CO2 and CH4, dissolved carbon and a suite of environmental variables.
The post-doctoral scientist is expected to bring their own unique knowledge
and science expertise to this project and will have the flexibility to
explore additional science questions within their area of interest.  Field
locations include the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge in central
Alaska, the Peace Athabasca Delta in Alberta and Daring lake in The
Northwest Territories.



The postdoctoral scientist will play a leading role in the success of this
project.  Working with collaborating PI’s, the postdoctoral scientist will
have significant influence on the sampling program and field campaign
designs.  Furthermore, the postdoctoral scientist will actively engage with
all members of the ABoVE Science team, attend annual Science Team Meetings,
be responsible for manuscript preparation and submission, and receive
professional development aligned with their goals.  While at the University
of Washington, the postdoctoral scientist will have the ability to mentor
both graduate and undergraduate students within the School of Environmental
and Forest Sciences.



*MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS *

●      Experience with designing and completing field work in difficult
field conditions is required.

●      PhD in Biogeochemistry, Biology, Ecosystem Science, Ecology,
Geomorphology, hydrology, or related fields. Candidates holding a PhD. in
other disciplines, but with extensive knowledge and skills relevant to the
Research Opportunity may be considered.



*DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS *

●      Significant experience investigating carbon cycling in terrestrial
and/or aquatic ecosystems is preferred.

●      The postdoctoral scientist should be proficient in data analysis,
have experience using statistical software and languages (examples: R,
Python, Matlab, IDL) and have a working knowledge of geospatial data
analysis (ArcGIS, QGis, Remote Sensing).

●      Experience mentoring undergraduate students.



*RESEARCH PROJECT SUMMARY:*

Inland waters represent greater than 3% of the total continental surface of
the pan-arctic, with densities of surface waters exceeding 10% in shield
bedrock and low slope, deltaic environments dominated by lakes. Carbon
emissions from high latitude lakes can exceed 340 Tg-C yr-1, and release
upwards of 16.5 Tg-C-CH4 yr-1. This represents one of the largest natural
sources of atmospheric methane from the Arctic-boreal region. Field studies
show that the input of carbon to lakes requires hydrologic connectivity,
whether across the surface or within the subsurface. Significant
uncertainty exists regarding the exchange of water in low slope/low
precipitation environments. These characteristics make defining where
uplands and wetlands end and lakes begin difficult, and highlight an often
overlooked component of ecosystem carbon flows, the terrestrial-aquatic
interface. Currently the magnitude and extent of Temperate and
Arctic-Boreal seasonally inundated land remains unknown. The research
conducted by this post-doctoral scientist will test the hypothesis that the
region of inundated soils are hotspots for the cycling of carbon and that
these ecosystems represent a component of the landscape highly vulnerable
to both land cover and climate change. Through this research position, the
postdoctoral scientist will conduct extensive field studies as part of
ongoing collaborative research efforts through the USGS and the NASA ABoVE
project, to trace carbon from terrestrial through wetland to open water
environments across northern latitudes.



*LOCATION:*

The University of Washington (UW) is located in the greater Seattle
metropolitan area, with a dynamic, multicultural community of 3.7 million
people and a range of ecosystems from mountains to ocean.  The UW serves a
diverse population of 80,000 students, faculty, and staff including 25%
first-generation college students, over 25% Pell Grant student and faculty
from over 70 countries.  The UW is a recipient of a National Science
Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award to increase the
advancement of women in science, engineering, and math (see
https://advance.washington.edu/).



For additional information please contact Dr. David E. Butman at the
University of Washington



*Primary Advisors: *David Butman, (dbutman at uw.edu) 206-685-0953, Kimberly
Wickland, USGS (kpwick at usgs.gov), 303-541-3072

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David Butman
Assistant Professor
School of Environmental & Forest Sciences
Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Washington College of the Environment
phone: 206-685-0953
email: dbutman at uw.edu
website: www.thebutmanlab.com
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