<div dir="ltr">Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 17:48:11 -0500<br>
From: =?windows-1252?Q?Michelle_Mack?= <<a href="mailto:mcmack@UFL.EDU">mcmack@UFL.EDU</a>><br>
Subject: Postdoc position: moss-microbe symbioses and nitrogen fixation in Arctic ecosystems<br>
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Postdoctoral Research Position: the nitrogen-fixing microbiome of Arctic =<br>
mosses<br>
<br>
I am seeking a postdoctoral researcher to join an NSF-funded Dimensions o=<br>
f Biodiversity=20<br>
project on moss and microbial controls over nitrogen fixation in Arctic e=<br>
cosystems. This=20<br>
project will explore the role of moss population genetics and community s=<br>
tructure in regulating=20<br>
the diversity and function of the nitrogen-fixing microbiome. The postdoc=<br>
will focus on=20<br>
ecosystem- and moss species-level patterns of nitrogen fixation along a l=<br>
arge-scale climate=20<br>
gradient in Alaska and in long-term manipulative experiments at Toolik Fi=<br>
eld Station=20<br>
(<a href="http://toolik.alaska.edu/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://toolik.alaska.edu/</a>) and Denali National Park (<a href="http://www.nps.gov/=dena/index.htm" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.nps.gov/=<br>
dena/index.htm</a>). The=20<br>
postdoc will collaborate with an interdisciplinary group, including an ev=<br>
olutionary biologist=20<br>
(Stuart McDaniel; <a href="http://mcdaniellab.biology.ufl.edu/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://mcdaniellab.biology.ufl.edu/</a>), a bio-statisticia=<br>
n (Jose Miguel Ponciano;=20<br>
<a href="https://josemiguelponciano.wordpress.com/thelab/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://josemiguelponciano.wordpress.com/thelab/</a>), and a microbial ecolog=<br>
ist (Noah Fierer;=20<br>
<a href="http://fiererlab.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://fiererlab.org/</a>), so candidates with broad interests in ecology and=<br>
evolutionary biology=20<br>
are encouraged to apply.<br>
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The post-doc will join Michelle Mack=92s Lab (<a href="https://www2.nau.edu/mackla=b-p/wordpress/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www2.nau.edu/mackla=<br>
b-p/wordpress/</a>) in=20<br>
the Center for Ecosystem Science and Society (<a href="http://ecoss.nau.edu/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://ecoss.nau.edu/</a>) at N=<br>
orthern Arizona=20<br>
University (<a href="https://nau.edu/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://nau.edu/</a>) and will be expected to lead fieldwork in t=<br>
he summer and lab=20<br>
work, data analysis, and manuscript preparation in the winter. There are =<br>
three years of=20<br>
funding, depending on satisfactory performance, beginning in spring of 20=<br>
16.<br>
<br>
Required Qualifications: a PhD in ecosystem ecology, plant ecophysiology =<br>
or a related field.=20<br>
Preferred Qualifications: experience with fieldwork, field and laboratory=<br>
measurements of plant=20<br>
functional traits, and stable isotope natural abundance and tracer techni=<br>
ques. Preferred=20<br>
interests: ecosystem ecology, plant-microbe interactions, and the evoluti=<br>
on of symbioses.<br>
<br>
To apply, send a letter of intent explaining why you are interested in th=<br>
is position, a CV and a=20<br>
list of three references to <a href="mailto:michelle.mack@nau.edu">michelle.mack@nau.edu</a>. Applications will be c=<br>
onsidered as they are=20<br>
received. For full consideration, apply on or before <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">February 1, 2016</span></span>.</div>