<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 1.125em; line-height: 1.333; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position to participate on a NASA-funded project to understand the role of soil moisture in controlling carbon and energy fluxes. The position will be based at the University of Michigan in the Climate and Space Science and Engineering department, and the postdoctoral researcher will work jointly with Professor Allison Steiner and Professor Gretchen Keppel-Aleks. The project will use recently acquired data from the Soil Moisture Active/Passive (SMAP) satellite to investigate the coupling of water and carbon, as limited by soil moisture, in the global climate system, with a specific focus on the temperate-to-boreal transition region of the Northern Hemisphere. The project will use global climate model (the NCAR Community Earth System Model (CESM)) with SMAP satellite-derived data to investigate model simulations of root zone soil moisture, including its role on the spatial and seasonal variations of soil moisture and surface fluxes.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 1.125em; line-height: 1.333; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Expertise is required in one or more of the following areas: atmospheric science, land surface hydrology, ecosystem science, or other aspects of environmental science and engineering. Applicants should have demonstrated quantitative skills and a successful publication record. Programming experience with a global climate model is required, with preference towards experience with the NCAR CESM and the NCAR land surface model (Community Land Model). </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 1.125em; line-height: 1.333; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">The initial appointment is for one year, with the possibility for extension to a second year. Please send a C.V., a cover letter detailing research interests, and the names of three references to Allison Steiner, <a href="mailto:alsteiner@umich.edu" style="box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(13, 87, 170); transition: all 0.2s ease; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease;" class="">alsteiner@umich.edu</a></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 1.125em; line-height: 1.333; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Review of applications will begin on February 27, 2017 and will be accepted until the position is filled.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(0, 39, 76); line-height: 1; font-size: 1.5em; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Required Qualifications</h3><ul style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.125em; line-height: 1.333; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; padding-left: 1.5em; font-family: Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-left: 2em; position: relative;" class="">Ph.D. in atmospheric science, land surface hydrology, ecosystem science or other aspects of environmental science and engineering</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-left: 2em; position: relative;" class="">Programming experience with a global climate model</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-left: 2em; position: relative;" class="">Data visualization experience with NCL, IDL or Matlab</li></ul><h3 style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(0, 39, 76); line-height: 1; font-size: 1.5em; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Desired Qualifications</h3><ul style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1.125em; line-height: 1.333; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; padding-left: 1.5em; font-family: Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-left: 2em; position: relative;" class="">Strong publication record</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-left: 2em; position: relative;" class="">Experience with the NCAR Community Earth System Model (CESM)</li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.75em; padding-left: 2em; position: relative;" class="">Experience with the NCAR Community Land Model (CLM)</li></ul><h3 style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0px; color: rgb(0, 39, 76); line-height: 1; font-size: 1.5em; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">U-M EEO/AA Statement</h3><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 1.125em; line-height: 1.333; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.</p></div><div class=""><a href="http://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/137640/research_fellow" class="">http://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/137640/research_fellow</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""><div class="">
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