<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:13px">Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 02:23:48 -0400</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Hinsby_Cadillo-</span><span style="font-size:13px">Quiroz?= <</span><a href="mailto:hinsby@GMAIL.COM" style="font-size:13px" target="_blank">hinsby@GMAIL.COM</a><span style="font-size:13px">></span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Subject: Postdoctoral Researcher on "Carbon Dynamics of Amazon Peatlands"</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Postdoctoral Researcher on "Carbon Dynamics of Tropical Peatlands" : Temp=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">e, AZ, United States</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Postdoctoral Researcher on "Carbon Dynamics of Tropical Peatlands" at the=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px"> School of Life Sciences,=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">A postdoctoral position on =93Carbon Dynamics of Tropical Peatlands" rese=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">arch is available at the School=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">of Life Sciences at the Arizona State University (ASU).</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">A high number of tropical peatlands recently reported in the Western Amaz=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">on basin represent a major=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">unknown in the make up of regional carbon (C) budgets, accounts of greenh=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">ouse gas fluxes and=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">possible climate effects on C storage and decomposition in this key regio=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">n of the world. As part of a=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">collaborative research, this postdoctoral position will evaluate question=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">s on dynamics of net primary=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">productivity, hydrology, and greenhouse gas formation across several trop=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">ical peatland sites in the=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Western Amazon (primarily Peru). Postdoctoral associate will develop a re=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">search program within this=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">context and interface with ecosystem modeling efforts at local and region=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">al levels.</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">This position is under primary coordination of Prof. Hinsby Cadillo-Quiro=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">z (C degradation in=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">peatlands) and based at ASU (</span><a href="http://cadillo.lab.asu.edu/" style="font-size:13px" target="_blank">http://cadillo.lab.asu.edu</a><span style="font-size:13px">). The selected ca=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">ndidate will join a=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">collaborative project also including faculty of University of Arizona (Pr=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">of. Joost van Haren, ecosystem=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">biogeochemistry) and Purdue University (Prof. Qianlai Zhuang, Peatland Ec=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">osystem modeling), besides=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">ASU. Postdoctoral researcher will catalyze several inter-group projects a=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">nd facilitate data synthesis.</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Applicants must have a PhD in relevant areas (Forestry, Environmental Sci=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">ences, others). Candidates=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">with expertise in monitoring of forest primary productivity or connection=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">s of NPP to greenhouse gas=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">fluxes would be highly preferred. Fieldwork will be significant with mult=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">i-months deployment in the=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Peruvian Amazon; hence availability for and experience with international=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px"> travel and working=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">proficiency in Spanish will be favorably considered. Strong candidates wi=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">ll also possess: (i) significant=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">publication record (papers published, in press, or submitted), (ii) creat=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">ivity, independence, and the=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">desire to learn, (iii) proficiency in both written and spoken English, as=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px"> well as (iv) analytical,=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">interpersonal, and presentation skills. Position is available for up to t=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">hree years, but renewable=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">annually upon satisfactory performance. Competitive salary and benefits a=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">re available. Application=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">should include: (i) a brief cover letter, (ii) Curriculum Vitae including=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px"> three professional references, (iii)=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">a brief description of past research accomplishments and future research =</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">goals. Send application to=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">the following email: </span><a href="mailto:cadillo-lab-appl@asu.edu" style="font-size:13px" target="_blank">cadillo-lab-appl@asu.edu</a><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Applications will be reviewed weekly from March and thereafter until the =</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">search is closed. Starting=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">date is flexible but prompt availability is recommended. A background che=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">ck is required for=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">employment. Arizona State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative =</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">action employer committed=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">to excellence through diversity. Women and minorities are encouraged to a=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">pply. For additional=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">information on this position and the School of Life Sciences, please visi=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">t=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><a href="https://sols.asu.edu/resources/employment" style="font-size:13px" target="_blank">https://sols.asu.edu/resources/employment</a><br style="font-size:13px"></div>
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