<div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">From: Jim Tang <</span><a href="mailto:jtang@MBL.EDU" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">jtang@MBL.EDU</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Subject: Postdoc position in ecosystem science</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The MBL Ecosystems Center (</span><a href="http://www.mbl.edu/ecosystems/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">http://www.mbl.edu/ecosystems/</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">) is seeking appli=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">cants for a postdoctoral scientist who will organize synthesis activities o=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">n warming experiments, as well as conduct research focusing on greenhouse g=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">as emissions from coastal salt marsh and other temperate ecosystems. The p=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ostdoc is expected to coordinate and facilitate synthesis workshops to be c=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">onducted at the USGS Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis (</span><a href="http://powel/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">http://powel</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<a href="http://lcenter.usgs.gov/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">lcenter.usgs.gov</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">) focusing on ecosystem responses to climate change with wa=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">rming experiments, and to organize and lead publications. The postdoc is al=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">so expected to explore warming experiments on the salt marshes on Cape Cod =</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">in Massachusetts where carbon and nitrogen cycling are currently studied (h=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ttp://</span><a href="http://wbnerrwetlandscarbon.net/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">wbnerrwetlandscarbon.net/</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">) and examine the response of forests to war=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ming and nitrogen additions at Harvard Forest (</span><a href="http://harvardforest.fas.har/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">http://harvardforest.fas.har</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<a href="http://vard.edu/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">vard.edu/</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">). The postdoc will have access to the excellent research faciliti=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">es and state-of-art laboratories and instrumentation that mentors will prov=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ide. The postdoc will be co-mentored by Dr. Jim Tang at MBL, Dr. Kevin Kroe=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ger at the USGS Woods Hole Science Center, and Dr. Pamela Templer at Boston=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> University. This is a one-year position subject to extension pending fundi=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ng approval or a two-year half-time position. Applications will be reviewed=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> starting </span><span class="" tabindex="0" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span class="">Feb. 15</span></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> and this position will be filled as soon as possible.=20</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Ph.D. in ecology, earth sciences, or a related field is required. The candi=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">dates should have excellent communication, organizational, and statistical=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> skills with a productive publication record. Previous experience in conduc=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ting multiple tasks on synthesizing and processing existing data as well as=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> conducting field-based research is highly desired. Working collaboratively=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> within an interdisciplinary team is required. Previous experience with gas=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> analyzers and data management is desired.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">To apply, please send your cover letter, CV, publication samples, and names=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> of three references to Drs. Jim Tang (</span><a href="mailto:jtang@mbl.edu" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">jtang@mbl.edu</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">), Dr. Kevin Kroeger (=</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<a href="mailto:kkroeger@usgs.gov" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">kkroeger@usgs.gov</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">), and Dr. Pamela Templer (</span><a href="mailto:ptempler@bu.edu" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">ptempler@bu.edu</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">).=20</span><br>
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