<div dir="ltr">Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2016 22:35:20 +0100<br>
From: Matthias Peichl <<a href="mailto:matthiaspeichl@GMAIL.COM">matthiaspeichl@GMAIL.COM</a>><br>
Subject: PhD student position in 'Carbon and water fluxes in boreal
forest ecosystems' at the Department of Forest Ecology and Management,
Swedish University of Agricultural Science s, Ume=?UTF-8?Q?=C3=A5,?=
Sweden<br>
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Dear colleagues,<br>
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please help distributing this announcement for a PhD student position which<br>
will become available at the Department of Forest Ecology and Management,<br>
SLU, to explore carbon and water cycles of boreal forest ecosystems. The<br>
main goal of this project is to improve our understanding of management and<br>
climate impacts on the carbon sequestration potentials and water use<br>
efficiency of boreal forests. The project will be based on eddy covariance<br>
flux measurements supported by a suit of meteorological and ancillary<br>
measurements. The study field sites are located close to Vindeln,<br>
V=C3=A4sterbotten and include the well-established research infrastructures=<br>
of<br>
the ICOS-Svartberget/Krycklan and Rosinedal field stations (<br>
<a href="http://www.slu.se/en/departments/field-based-forest-research/experimental-forests/=vindeln-experimental-forests/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.slu.se/en/departments/field-based-forest-research/experimental-forests/=<br>
vindeln-experimental-forests/</a><br>
).<br>
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The PhD project is part of the large and multi-disciplinary project<br>
=E2=80=98Branchpoints=E2=80=99 which explores carbon and water fluxes in bo=<br>
real forests by<br>
the use of novel stable isotope techniques, eddy covariance measurements<br>
and process-based modeling (<br>
<a href="http://www.slu.se/en/departments/forest-ecology-management/research/kryckla=n-catchment-study-new/history/15-positions-to-apply-/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.slu.se/en/departments/forest-ecology-management/research/kryckla=<br>
n-catchment-study-new/history/15-positions-to-apply-/</a><br>
). The PhD project will contribute to this ambitious research framework<br>
with eddy covariance data for method comparisons across multiple scales.<br>
Thus, the successful candidate will join a collaborative group of graduate<br>
students and senior scientists conducting unique research in the boreal<br>
forest landscape. The student will be given opportunities for cross-project<br>
collaborations and to use existing data to explore additional areas of<br>
interest.<br>
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*Qualifications*<br>
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We are searching for a highly motivated student with a MSc. in<br>
Environmental Sciences, Forestry, Physical Geography, or any related field.<br>
The candidate should have good communication skills, a strong work ethic,<br>
be a team player and work well in a research environment. Knowledge of the<br>
forest carbon and water cycles, as well as of climate and forestry impacts<br>
on boreal forest ecosystems is preferred. Experience with field data<br>
collection methods and skills in handling large, high-frequency data sets<br>
(ideally from eddy covariance measurements) is a merit. The successful<br>
candidate must be fluent in English to be able to interact in an<br>
English-speaking work environment and have a driving license which is<br>
required for accessing the field sites.<br>
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*Contact and application information*<br>
Students interested in this position should send a statement of interest<br>
outlining relevant research qualifications and a CV including contact<br>
information for three references to Matthias Peichl (<a href="mailto:Matthias.Peichl@slu.se">Matthias.Peichl@slu.se</a><br>
).<br>
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Review of interested candidates will start <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">April 1</span></span> and continue until a<br>
suitable candidate has been identified. The position start date is flexible<br>
but is anticipated to be between June 2016 and January 2017. Full funding<br>
is available for 4 years. The affiliation of the PhD student will be the<br>
Department of Forest Ecology and Management, SLU, in Ume=C3=A5, Sweden (<br>
<a href="http://www.slu.se/en/departments/forest-ecology-management/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.slu.se/en/departments/forest-ecology-management/</a>).<br>
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cheers,<br>
Matthias<br>
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Matthias Peichl<br>
Associate Professor<br>
Forest Landscape Biogeochemistry<br>
Department of Forest Ecology & Management<br>
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences<br>
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Postal Address: 901 83 Umea, Sweden<br>
Visiting address: Skogsmarksgrnd<br>
Phone: +46 (0)90 786 8463<br>
Fax: +46 (0)90 786 8163<br>
E-mail: <a href="mailto:Matthias.Peichl@slu.se">Matthias.Peichl@slu.se</a><br>
Web: <a href="http://www.slu.se/Matthias-Peichl" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.slu.se/Matthias-Peichl</a></div>