<div dir="ltr">Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2016 08:25:50 -0700<br>
From: Laura Meredith <<a href="mailto:drlaurameredith@GMAIL.COM">drlaurameredith@GMAIL.COM</a>><br>
Subject: Postdoctoral position - trace gas and isotope biogeochemistry - University of Arizona<br>
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Please see ad for postdoctoral position below and circulate to those who<br>
may be interested.<br>
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*Postdoctoral Position at the University of Arizona*<br>
<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://uacareers.com/postings/12745">https://uacareers.com/<wbr>postings/12745</a><br>
<<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://uacareers.com/postings/12745">https://uacareers.com/<wbr>postings/12745</a>><br>
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We are looking for a creative post-doctoral scientist with a strong<br>
background in instrumentation, isotope biogeochemistry, and/or modeling to<br>
join an interdisciplinary =E2=80=9Cecosystem genomics=E2=80=9D team seeking=<br>
to discover how<br>
microbial community composition and metabolism scale to the ecosystem<br>
biogeochemistry of carbon, focusing on a carbon-rich biome critical for<br>
understanding feedbacks to climate change. The position will focus on<br>
methane cycling across land use types in the Amazon of Brazil.<br>
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The candidate will manage cutting edge field instrumentation, lead<br>
interpretation of resultant data on isotopic composition of fluxes and<br>
concentrations of carbon cycle gases, and work as part of an international<br>
team studying the molecular microbial ecology of carbon cycling using<br>
multiple methods (from metagenomics of microbial communities to ecosystem<br>
fluxes). Facility with using a mathematical modeling framework to interpret<br>
field observations is desirable, as are original ideas for complementary<br>
investigations of microbial community ecology.<br>
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The position is based at University Arizona, but will involve significant<br>
time commitments at international research sites and collaborator<br>
institutions. These are exceptional opportunities to learn new techniques<br>
and to make major scientific contributions to problems of both scientific<br>
and societal interest using cutting-edge technology.<br>
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The position requires excellent communication skills and also an ability to<br>
take a leadership role for specific project components and collaborate with<br>
members of a broad international and interdisciplinary team. Fluency in (or<br>
a desire to learn) Portuguese is strongly desired. This is an<br>
interdisciplinary research program, and the candidate need not to be<br>
familiar with all of the relevant methods, but a strong science background<br>
relevant to isotope biogeochemistry, including field instrumentation, and<br>
interpretation of data within a mathematical modeling framework, is desired=<br>
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For more details, see: <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://www.saleskalab.org/">www.saleskalab.org/</a> (Saleska research group)<br>
Please send inquiries to Dr. Scott Saleska (<a href="mailto:saleska@email.arizona.edu">saleska@email.arizona.edu</a>) or<br>
Dr Laura Meredith (<a href="mailto:laurameredith@email.arizona.edu">laurameredith@email.arizona.<wbr>edu</a>)<br>
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<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://uacareers.com/postings/12745">https://uacareers.com/<wbr>postings/12745</a> <<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://uacareers.com/postings/12745=">https://uacareers.com/<wbr>postings/12745=</a><br>
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<a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://uacareers.com/">https://uacareers.com/</a> posting number P20239=E2=80=8B<br>
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The University of Arizona seeks people with diverse perspectives and<br>
experiences and is a committed Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action<br>
organization. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities<br>
are encouraged to apply. As an Employer of National Service, we also<br>
welcome alumni of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service<br>
programs.<br>
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