<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">From: Xiaofeng Xu <</span><a href="mailto:xuxfmail@GMAIL.COM" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">xuxfmail@GMAIL.COM</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: A Post-doctoral Position in Ecosystem Modeling of Biogeochemical Processes</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">A Post-doctoral Position in Ecosystem Modeling of Biogeochemical Processes</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<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">A post-doctoral position is available in the department of biological</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso (</span><a href="http://www.utep.edu/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">www.utep.edu</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">). Candidates</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">should have a Ph.D. in Biology, Ecology, Climate science, Earth system</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">science, or a related field, and demonstrated strength in modeling ecosystem</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">and/or biosphere-atmosphere interactions. Demonstrated experience of working</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">with land surface models (such as CLM) to quantify terrestrial feedbacks to</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">the climate system is considered strongly beneficial. The successful</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">applicant should have experience to conduct research on the impacts of</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">global change on ecosystem function and land surface fluxes of trace gases</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">(carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide), hydrological processes, or</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">microbial biogeochemistry. Experience in modeling soil biogeochemical</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">processes and the programming ability with FORTRAN and/or C++ are desirable.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The successful candidate will have opportunities to work with a group of</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">interdisciplinary scientists in the University of Texas at El Paso and other</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">institutes in US and China. The position will be available from September,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">2014 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is for 2+ years with a</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">competitive annual salary of >$45K.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><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 for this position, send the following information in one PDF file</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">to Dr. Xiaofeng Xu (</span><a href="mailto:xxu2@utep.edu" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">xxu2@utep.edu</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><</span><a href="https://webmail.utep.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=Xx3QSq_RBUav1TDcmIPjuI5D2oUwVdEIkpggJUQSf5L4yQaI3eVRcJm3UCq3h4Gl_QqG6bhXfqI.&URL=mailto%3axxu2%40utep.edu" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">https://webmail.utep.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=Xx3QSq_RBUav1TDcmIPjuI5D2oUwVdEIk<br>
pggJUQSf5L4yQaI3eVRcJm3UCq3h4Gl_QqG6bhXfqI.&URL=mailto%3axxu2%40utep.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">with a subject of "postdoc application": cover letter, curriculum vitae,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">names and contact information for three references. Review of applications</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">will begin on </span><span class="" tabindex="0" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span class="">July 1st</span></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> and continue until the position is filled.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><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 University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Action Employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">veteran status, or sexual orientation in employment or the provision of</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">services. These positions are security-sensitive and subject to the Texas</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Education Code 51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">history record information. An employment offer is contingent on completion</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">of a satisfactory criminal background investigation.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<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">Xiaofeng Xu</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">Assistant Professor of Ecology</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Department of Biological Sciences</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">University of Texas at El Paso</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">Cell: </span><a href="tel:334-559-2437" value="+13345592437" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">334-559-2437</a><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">E-mail: </span><a href="mailto:xxu2@utep.edu" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">xxu2@utep.edu</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
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