<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_signature"><span style="font-size:13px">Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 12:38:44 -0500</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Alistair_</span><span style="font-size:13px">Rogers?= <</span><a href="mailto:arogers@BNL.GOV" style="font-size:13px">arogers@BNL.GOV</a><span style="font-size:13px">></span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Subject: Post-doc: modeling tropical carbon uptake in a changing climate</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Post-doctoral position: Improving understanding and modeling of tropical =</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">forest carbon uptake in a=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">changing climate</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">The Terrestrial Ecosystem Science and Technology (TEST) group (</span><a href="http://www/" target="_blank" style="font-size:13px">http://www</a><span style="font-size:13px">=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">.</span><a href="http://bnl.gov/TEST/" target="_blank" style="font-size:13px">bnl.gov/TEST/</a><span style="font-size:13px">) at=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Brookhaven National Laboratory is seeking a post-doc interested in unders=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">tanding and reducing=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">model uncertainty associated with projecting the response of tropical for=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">est ecosystems to global=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">change. The successful candidate will work closely with Drs. Serbin and R=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">ogers to: 1) assemble a=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">comprehensive database of plant traits associated with modeling carbon as=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">similation and respiration=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">in tropical forest ecosystems, 2) develop an independent multi-assumption=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">, multi-scale, mechanistic=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">description of canopy physiology and 3) identify the key modeling assumpt=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">ions and parameters that=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">lead to variability in model projections of the response of tropical fore=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">sts to rising temperature and=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">carbon dioxide concentration. The successful candidate will be part of a =</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">multidisciplinary, multi-</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">institutional project (NGEE-Tropics) - led by Lawrence Berkeley National =</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Laboratory - that brings=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">together a team of scientists seeking to improve the representation of tr=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">opical forest ecosystems in=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Earth System Models.</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">The essential duties and responsibilities of the post-doc include-</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Data curation, synthesis and management</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Integrate and run existing process models within an uncertainty quantific=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">ation environment</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Computer programming and modifications to existing model code</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">The development, testing, and application of key submodels of carbon upta=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">ke and respiration</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Publish results in peer-review journals and present at scientific confere=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">nces</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Prospective candidates should have-</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Ph.D. in computer science, plant biology, ecosystem ecology, ecophysiolog=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">y, or related field</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Computer programming experience</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Willingness to work collaboratively in team environments</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Effective written and oral communication skills</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Record of publication in high quality internationally recognized journals=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Experience with programming in Fortran, C-based languages, Python, and R,=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px"> including the ability to=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">work within version control and community development frameworks (e.g. Gi=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">tHub)</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Experience working within Linux and High-performance computing (HPC) envi=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">ronments</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Background in plant biochemistry, physiology, and ecology with a focus on=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px"> photosynthesis,=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">respiration , and allocation</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Experience using numerical simulation models to predict carbon fluxes and=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px"> stocks</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Experience working within model-data assimilation and uncertainty quantif=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">ication frameworks</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Application Process-</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Applicants should visit the BNL Careers website (</span><a href="http://www.bnl.gov/HR/ca=reers/" target="_blank" style="font-size:13px">http://www.bnl.gov/HR/ca=<br>reers/</a><span style="font-size:13px"> ) and search for Job=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">#181 to apply. Review of applications begins on </span><span class="" tabindex="0" style="font-size:13px"><span class="">February 2nd, 2015</span></span><span style="font-size:13px"> and th=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">e position will remain=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">open until a suitable candidate is identified. Our preferred start date i=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">s </span><span class="" tabindex="0" style="font-size:13px"><span class="">April 1st, 2015</span></span><span style="font-size:13px">.</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is an equal opportunity employer com=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">mitted to ensuring that=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment and will no=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">t be discriminated against on=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national ori=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">gin, age, disability, or protected=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">veteran status. BNL takes affirmative action in support of its policy and=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px"> to advance in employment=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individual=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">s with disabilities.</span><br><br></div>
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