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Post-Doc position on hydrological extremes and carbon fluxes in aquatic e=<br>
cosystems<br>
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The inter-university center for aquatic ecosystem research, WasserCluster=<br>
Lunz=20<br>
(<a href="http://www.wcl.ac.at" target="_blank">www.wcl.ac.at</a>) will hire a Post-Doc researcher to study the role of hydr=<br>
ological extremes on=20<br>
carbon fluxes in an Alpine stream- lake continuum. The interdisciplinary =<br>
project (lead: Tom J.=20<br>
Battin) is funded by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OEAW), based at Wa=<br>
sserCluster Lunz=20<br>
and involves a number of collaborators from Austria and Switzerland. The =<br>
successful=20<br>
candidate will design a monitoring program and conduct the work to captur=<br>
e key carbon=20<br>
fluxes in the stream and the lake with the ultimate goal to construct a t=<br>
ime-resolved carbon=20<br>
budget to be related to hydrological events. This will happen with Jakob =<br>
Schelker (University=20<br>
of Vienna) and Tom J. Battin (Ecole Polytechnique F=E9d=E9rale Lausanne, =<br>
University of Vienna).=20<br>
Georg Wohlfahrt (University of Innsbruck) will quantify gas exchange at t=<br>
he lake, Martin Kainz=20<br>
(WasserCluster Lunz) will study past extremes using sediment records and =<br>
G=FCnter Bl=F6schl=20<br>
(University of Technology, Vienna) will investigate past and contemporary=<br>
hydrological=20<br>
extremes.<br>
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The successful candidate is expected to design the monitoring program to =<br>
capture key=20<br>
carbon fluxes, to set-up and maintain relevant field equipment and to est=<br>
ablish carbon=20<br>
budgets including the biogeochemical characterization of organic carbon a=<br>
s it moves from=20<br>
the stream through the lake.<br>
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We are looking for a highly motivated candidate that holds a PhD in a rel=<br>
evant subject=20<br>
(hydrology, environmental engineering or sciences, aquatic ecology, geosc=<br>
iences). The=20<br>
successful candidate shall have a strong track record in aquatic biogeoch=<br>
emistry, ideally with=20<br>
a focus on carbon cycling, a sound understanding of hydrology and good sk=<br>
ills in data=20<br>
handling and management. Further, competences in modelling and statistics=<br>
, as well as=20<br>
programming in at least one major programming language are an asset. The =<br>
candidate should=20<br>
be able to conduct independent research, to work in an interdisciplinary =<br>
team and must have=20<br>
excellent verbal and written language skills in English.<br>
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Application:<br>
Please send your letter of motivation, a CV including your list of public=<br>
ations and at least=20<br>
three references all included in one single pdf to Dr. Jakob Schelker=20<br>
(<a href="mailto:jakob.schelker@univie.ac.at">jakob.schelker@univie.ac.at</a>)<br>
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Deadline for application is <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">December, 15, 2014</span></span>, but the position may stay=<br>
open if no suitable=20<br>
candidate is found. Starting date: March 2015 or upon agreement. Activity=<br>
rate 100%; the=20<br>
duration of the contract will be three years.</div><div class="gmail_signature"><br><br></div>
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