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</div><div style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We are seeking a highly motivated candidate for a postdoctoral position
aimed at enhancing our understanding of the relative importance of methane
oxidation in boreal peatlands. The main goal of this project is to use stable
isotopes at natural abundance levels to partition heterotrophic respiration
into CO<sub>2</sub> being derived from soil organic matter mineralization by
saprotrophic microbes and methane oxidation by methanotrophic bacteria across
multiple temporal and spatial scales. The successful candidate will have access
to an already established, well instrumented boreal peatland (Degerö Stormyr;<span> </span></span><span lang="SV"><a href="https://www.slu.se/en/departments/field-based-forest-research/experimental-forests/vindeln-experimental-forests/degero_stormyr/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">https://www.slu.se/en/<wbr>departments/field-based-<wbr>forest-research/experimental-<wbr>forests/vindeln-experimental-<wbr>forests/degero_stormyr/</span></a></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">; <a href="https://www.slu.se/en/departments/field-based-forest-research/experimental-forests/vindeln-experimental-forests/icos-degero" target="_blank">https://www.slu.se/en/<wbr>departments/field-based-<wbr>forest-research/experimental-<wbr>forests/vindeln-experimental-<wbr>forests/icos-degero</a></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">). The project will also take advantage of an already
established experimental setup of automated chambers for measuring different components
of net ecosystem exchange (NEE) and make continuous measurements of <i>δ</i><sup>13</sup>C
using a cavity-ring down spectroscopy (Picarro 2101-i Analyzer) to quantify the
relative importance of methane oxidation in a boreal peatland. </span></div>
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<div style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>position is with the<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Faculty<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>Forest<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Sciences<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>at<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Swedish<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>University<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>of<span> </span>Agricultural<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>Sciences<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt">
</span>(SLU),<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>Department<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>Forest<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>Ecology<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt">
</span>&<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>Management,<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>in Umeå,<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">
</span>Sweden.<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Our<span> </span>mission<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> D</span>epartment<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>advance our understanding<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>forest<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>ecosystem<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>processes<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> assist
in developing sustainable forest management practices. </span>The<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>major<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>research<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>focus<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>on the<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>boreal<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>landscape,<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>including<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>peatlands,<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>forests<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>surface<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>waters,<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>but<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>we also have<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>activities<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>other<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>biomes.
The<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>department<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>has<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>modern<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>technical<span>
</span>facilities,<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>close<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>collaboration<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>several<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>state-of-the-art<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>technical<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>platforms<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>at<span> </span>Umeå<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>University and SLU,<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> is in close proximity
to </span>unique<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>long-term<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>ecosystem<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>experiments<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>other<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>field<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>sites.<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>For<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>more<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>information,</span><span lang="SV"><a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US"> visit the Department’s
webpage: http://www.slu.se/en/<wbr>departments/forest-ecology-<wbr>management/</span></a></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-1.4pt"> T</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">hus, the successful candidate will have access to state-of-the-art
instrumentation and will be a member of a larger, vibrant working group that
offers ample possibilities for scientific interactions and career development. </span></div>
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<div style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Duties:<span style="letter-spacing:.2pt"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1)<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Install,<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>further<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>develop/adapt<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>responsible<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>the<span> </span>maintenance<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> Picarro G2101-i analyzer for field <sup>13</sup>CO<sub>2</sub> and <sup>13</sup>CH<sub>4</sub>
measurements</span>;<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>2)<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>Process<span> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>analyze<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>data;<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>3)<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Publish<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>findings<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>relevant<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>high-rank<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>scientific<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>journals.<span> </span>The<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>overall<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>aim<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> of
this project </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> accurately quantify the important role
methanotrophic bacteria play in CO<sub>2</sub> fluxes in a northern boreal
peatland; thereby providing a more mechanistic understanding of how these
ecosystem may respond to projected climate change. </span></span></div>
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<div style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Qualifications:<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:.05pt">We are seeking a highly motivated individual
with good communication skills in English, both orally and written, a strong
work ethic, a team player that works well in a strong research environment. We
are searching for a person with a </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PhD<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>environmental<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>sciences,<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> biogeochemistry </span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>related<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>fields.<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>The<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>successful<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>candidate<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>must<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>also<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>have:<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>1)
Demonstrated<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>experience<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> natural
abundance stable isotopes, including the use of mixing models and keeling plots
to determine the source </span></span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.25pt" lang="SV">δ</span></i><sup><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.25pt">13</span></sup><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.25pt">C signature of respired CO<sub>2</sub>;
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2)<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Demonstrated<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>experience<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> with<span> </span>chamber based measurements
of greenhouse gas fluxes and knowledge of cavity-ring down spectroscopy.
Demonstrate knowledge of peatland biogeochemistry will be considered an
important merit as will a</span>dvanced<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>skills<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>handling<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>processing<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>large, high-frequency<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>multiple-source<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>data<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>sets<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>using<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>Matlab<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>similar<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>software.<span>
</span>The<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>candidate<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>must<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>able<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>independently<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>conduct<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>field<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>work (which<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>requires<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> valid </span>driver's<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>license).<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span></span></div>
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<div style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.2pt">Contact and application
information</span></b></div>
<div style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.2pt">Persons interested in this position should send
a statement of interest outlining relevant research qualifications (max two
pages), a CV, up to three relevant publications and contact information for
three references. Application should be sent to Niles Hasselquist (</span><span lang="SV"><a href="mailto:niles.hasselquist@slu.se" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.2pt" lang="EN-US">niles.hasselquist@slu.se</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.2pt">). For additional information
about his position please contact Niles Hasselquist (</span><span lang="SV"><a href="mailto:niles.hasselquist@slu.se" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.2pt" lang="EN-US">niles.hasselquist@slu.se</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.2pt">) or Mats Nilsson (</span><span lang="SV"><a href="mailto:mat.b.nilsson@slu.se" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.2pt" lang="EN-US">mat.b.nilsson@slu.se</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.2pt">). </span></div>
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<div style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:-.2pt">Review of interested candidates will start
September 20, and continue until a suitable candidate has been identified. The
position start date is somewhat flexible but is anticipated to start mid
winter, <i>i.e</i>. December-January. The position is for two years and is funded
by a Kempe scholarship. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></div>
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