<div dir="ltr">Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2015 09:29:23 -0400<br>
From: =?windows-1252?Q?Brady_Hardiman?= <<a href="mailto:brady.hardiman@GMAIL.COM">brady.hardiman@GMAIL.COM</a>><br>
Subject: Postdoc in forest canopy structure-carbon cycling relationships<br>
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Postdoc in forest canopy structure-carbon cycling relationships: Our team=<br>
seeks a postdoctoral=20<br>
associate, preferably starting January 2016 but with some flexibility, to=<br>
investigate how and why=20<br>
temperate forest canopy structure affects carbon storage and cycling. The=<br>
NSF-supported project will=20<br>
use the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON; <a href="http://www.neoninc" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.neoninc</a>=<br>
.org/) to evaluate=20<br>
whether canopy structural complexity -- the spatial variability in leaf a=<br>
rrangement within a canopy --=20<br>
is a generalized predictor of forest carbon storage within and across sit=<br>
es varying in physical=20<br>
structure, species composition and diversity, and climate. The position r=<br>
equires travel during the field=20<br>
season to temperate forest NEON sites in the Eastern US. The postdoctoral=<br>
associate will interact=20<br>
extensively with NEON staff and researchers, participate in a research ne=<br>
twork advancing ecological=20<br>
applications of lidar, have generous support for meeting and site travel,=<br>
assume a leadership role in=20<br>
publishing project results, and gain teaching experience as instructor of=<br>
record of a 1-credit seminar=20<br>
course. The postdoc will be part of a collaborative team, comprised of PI=<br>
s Chris Gough=20<br>
(<a href="http://www.people.vcu.edu/%7Ecmgough/index.htm" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.people.vcu.edu/~cmgough/index.htm</a>; Virginia Commonwealth U), =<br>
Bob Fahey (U of=20<br>
Connecticut), and Brady Hardiman (Purdue U), and students, and hosted by =<br>
VCU=20<br>
(<a href="http://www.vcu.edu/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.vcu.edu/</a>) in Richmond, VA. Salary is ~$41K annually, with ful=<br>
l benefits including=20<br>
retirement and medical insurance. For more information contact Chris Goug=<br>
h (<a href="mailto:cmgough@vcu.edu">cmgough@vcu.edu</a>) or=20<br>
see the project abstract (<a href="http://www.people.vcu.edu/%7Ecmgough/EAGER-NEON_p=roject_abstract.pdf" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.people.vcu.edu/~cmgough/EAGER-NEON_p=<br>
roject_abstract.pdf</a>).=20<br>
Applications consisting of a cover letter, CV, and list of three referenc=<br>
es with contact information=20<br>
should be sent to <a href="mailto:cmgough@vcu.edu">cmgough@vcu.edu</a>, and will be reviewed beginning October=<br>
1 and continue until the=20<br>
position is filled.</div>