<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><b><span style="color:black">Postdoctoral Research Position in Tropical Ecology
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><u><span style="color:black">Location</span></u><span style="color:black">: Costa Rica</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><u><span style="color:black">Deadline</span></u><span style="color:black">: 2 April 2016</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><u><span style="color:black">Overview</span></u><span style="color:black">:
The University of Minnesota is seeking a postdoc to participate in a
collaborative DOE-funded project investigating the responses of
seasonally
dry tropical forests to global changes including nitrogen deposition
and altered rainfall regimes. Responsibilities include field and lab
work on large-scale throughfall exclusion and fertilization experiments
in Costa Rica, manuscript preparation and submission,
and interacting with modeling teams.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><u><span style="color:black">Qualifications</span></u><span style="color:black">:
The ideal candidate has a background in ecophysiology, ecosystems
ecology and/or plant functional traits, and must have a good working
knowledge of Spanish. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><u><span style="color:black">Application Instructions</span></u><span style="color:black">: For full consideration, please send a CV, cover letter expressing your interest in this position, and contact information
for two references to Dr. Jennifer Powers at the University of Minnesota (<a href="mailto:powers@umn.edu" target="_blank">powers@umn.edu</a>).
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