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Subject: ORISE post-doc opportunity on reactive nitrogen<br>
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Dear Colleagues,<br>
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EPA is advertising a new PhD level ORISE opportunity in the EPA=92s Offic=<br>
e of<br>
Research and Development, National Center for Environmental Assessment. T=<br>
his<br>
will involve collaboration with various federal agencies and researchers =<br>
to<br>
assess and analyze research efforts focused on reactive nitrogen (Nr). Th=<br>
is<br>
will involve an interdisciplinary team including researchers in ecology,<br>
atmospheric sciences, agriculture, hydrology, and economics, among others=<br>
,<br>
to synthesize our understanding of Nr in the U.S. and promote its<br>
sustainable management. Motivation for this opportunity partially stemmed=<br>
<br>
from a multi-agency workshop in June 2014, the abstract of which is copie=<br>
d<br>
below. There will also be opportunities for individual research projects<br>
focused on a variety of topics, including critical loads of atmospheric<br>
deposition, climate change impacts and adaptation, interactions between<br>
carbon and nitrogen cycles, urban ecology, and quantification of ecosyste=<br>
m<br>
services, depending on area of expertise and interest.=20<br>
<br>
Please forward to any persons, groups, etc. that you think would be usefu=<br>
l<br>
to solicit to find a strong candidate for this opportunity.=20<br>
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ORISE url: <a href="http://orise.orau.gov/epa/applicants/description.aspx?JobId=3D=" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://orise.orau.gov/epa/applicants/description.aspx?JobId=3D=</a><br>
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Abstract: In June 2014, scientists and managers from government, academia=<br>
,<br>
NGOs and the private sector came together to review the science and<br>
management related to reactive nitrogen and co-pollutants (e.g. phosphoru=<br>
s,<br>
sulfur) across the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Geological=<br>
<br>
Survey (USGS) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The purpos=<br>
e<br>
of the meeting was to develop a collaborative research and management<br>
partnership between USDA, USGS and EPA, in order to promote sustainable<br>
management of reactive nitrogen. Achieving our common goals of improving=<br>
<br>
air and water quality, food security, and human health and welfare will<br>
require coordination of research, policies and management across a variet=<br>
y<br>
of Federal agencies, and this workshop identified a number of key areas o=<br>
f<br>
future coordination. An outcome of this meeting is the formation of a<br>
collaborative relationship between EPA, USGS and USDA that advances react=<br>
ive<br>
N research to inform science based management, improves communications, a=<br>
nd<br>
recommends alternative approaches to managing N in an integrated framewor=<br>
k.<br>
<br>
Please contact Dr. Chris Clark for more information: clark.christopher@ep=<br>
<a href="http://a.gov" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">a.gov</a><br>
<br>
Thanks.<br>
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