<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_signature"><span style="font-size:13px">Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 19:54:10 +0000</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">From: "LEFF, LAURA" <</span><a href="mailto:lleff@KENT.EDU" style="font-size:13px">lleff@KENT.EDU</a><span style="font-size:13px">></span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Subject: Post-doctoral Associate in Biogeochemistry/Microbial Ecology</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Post-doctoral Associate in Biogeochemistry/Microbial Ecology</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">I am seeking a post-doc to conduct research on the biogeochemistry of linke=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">d aquatic-terrestrial systems. I am particularly interested in a researche=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">r with experience using stable isotopes to examine denitrification or other=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px"> processes and with an interest in connecting biogeochemical functions to m=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">icrobial community structure and activity. The post-doc will have the oppor=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">tunity to participate in workshops and other activities offered via Kent St=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">ate's post-doc mentoring program. In addition to publishing results from t=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">he project, the post-doc and I will develop future research ideas and submi=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">t proposals. The post-doc will also have access to a variety of instrument=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">s, university owned field sites, collaborations with private and public par=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">tners, and a network of university researchers from a variety of discipline=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">s who study topics related to ecology, water, urban design, etc.</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">If you are interested in learning more about the position, please send me a=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">n e mail describing your interests and experiences along with your CV. Bel=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">ow I have included some information about Kent State and my department.</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Laura Leff</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Professor, Interim Chair</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Department of Biological Sciences</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Kent State University</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">_________________</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Kent State University (</span><a href="http://www.kent.edu/" target="_blank" style="font-size:13px">www.kent.edu</a><span style="font-size:13px">), the second largest university in Ohio=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">, is a state-supported, doctoral degree granting institution ranked as 'hig=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">h research' by the Carnegie Foundation. Kent State eight campus system has =</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">a total enrollment of nearly 42,000 students. The Kent campus population co=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">nsists of 22,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students and includes in=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">dividuals from all 50 states and over 100 countries. The city of Kent comb=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">ines the eclectic atmosphere of a small midwest college town with easy acce=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">ss to major metropolitan centers, including Cleveland, Akron, Columbus, and=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px"> Pittsburgh.</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">The Department of Biological Sciences (</span><a href="http://www.kent.edu/biology" target="_blank" style="font-size:13px">www.kent.edu/biology</a><span style="font-size:13px">) is the largest=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px"> in the College of Arts and Sciences, with over 80 MS and PhD students, app=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">rox. 1100 undergraduate majors, and 41 faculty on the Kent campus. Faciliti=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">es and resources include shared biogeochemical analysis instrument labs, an=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px"> interdisciplinary Center for Ecology and Resource Sustainability (CENRS), =</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">and 18 managed natural areas available for research activities. The Departm=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">ent has formal affiliations or active collaborations with non-academic orga=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">nizations across northeast Ohio, including: the Holden Arboretum, the Cleve=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">land Botanical Garden, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Cleveland Metroparks,=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px"> Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and the Nature Conservancy of Ohio. I=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">nternational opportunities for teaching, training, and research are support=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">ed by membership in OTS, and a formal agreement with the University of Cost=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">a Rica.</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br></div>
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