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<u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Three Postdoctoral Fellowship Positions - CTFS-ForestGEO, Smithsonian Institution
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">CTFS-ForestGEO is a global network of forest research plots and scientists dedicated to the study of tropical and temperate forest function and diversity. CTFS-ForestGEO conducts long-term, large-scale
research on forests around the world to increase scientific understanding of forest ecosystems, guide sustainable forest management and natural-resource policy, monitor the impacts of environmental change, and build capacity in forest science.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#196ad4">The Center for Tropical Forest Science - Forest Global Earth Observatory</span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> (CTFS-ForestGEO)
invites applications for two-year postdoctoral fellowships in soil-forest interactions, plant-water relations, and tropical forest dynamics.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<i><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Position: Soil-Forest Interactions<u></u><u></u></span></u></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">The initiative aims to develop a quantitative understanding of the influence of soil nutrient availability on the structure and function of lowland tropical forests. The candidate will use data
from forest dynamics plots to link soil nutrients to the biomass, productivity, and diversity of lowland tropical forests. The project requires expertise in geostatistics, including the ability to handle large datasets in R software, and will involve fieldwork
in forest dynamics plots.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">The successful candidate will work within the CTFS-ForestGEO
</span><a href="http://www.forestgeo.si.edu/group/Science+Initiatives/Soils" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Soils Initiative</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
led by Dr. Ben Turner.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<i><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Position: Plant-Water Relations & Forest Function<u></u><u></u></span></u></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">The initiative seeks to understand how functional and physiological traits of tree species mediate their distributions, growth, and survival in relation to site hydrological conditions, including
episodic extreme fluctuations in soil water availability, with the ultimate aim of understanding carbon and water dynamics of forests and their interactions with the climate system. The fellow will combine collection of new data on plant functional and physiological
traits at tropical forest sites with synthesis of existing data on tree species and climate. The ideal applicant has extensive experience with plant water relations physiology, knowledge of forest ecology, and a strong analytical background. The successful
candidate will work within the CTFS-ForestGEO </span><a href="http://www.forestgeo.si.edu/group/Ecosystems+and+Climate" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Ecosystems
and Climate Initiative</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> led by Dr. Kristina Anderson-Teixeira at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Virginia and collaborate closely with Lawren Sack at UCLA.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<i><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Position: Tropical Forest Dynamics<u></u><u></u></span></u></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">The postdoctoral fellow will conduct analyses of data from the network of large forest plots, and where necessary collect additional supplementary data. Candidates should have a strong analytical
background, an established record of research and scholarly publication in forest science. Research topics should include subjects related to the dynamics of tropical or temperate forests, including comparative studies of growth, mortality and biomass change,
emphasizing comparative studies among forests. The successful candidate will work within the CTFS-ForestGEO Forest Ecology group at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Candidates should hold a PhD in ecology, forest ecology or environmental science with experience directly relevant to the specific position described above, strong written and communication skills,
and demonstrated ability to work in a team environment.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Each fellow will be awarded the standard Smithsonian postdoctoral </span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#196ad4">stipend</span></u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">.
The appointments are for two years with possibility of extension. The starting date is flexible; earlier start dates are preferred.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Positions may be based at one of the following locations: Panama City, Panama; Washington, DC, USA; Front Royal, Virginia, USA, depending on the specific research interests and needs of the candidates
and Principal Investigators.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">To apply, send a single PDF file containing a cover letter including a statement of research interest, CV, contact information for three references, and three relevant publications or manuscripts
to Lauren Krizel, CTFS-ForestGEO Program Assistant, </span><a href="mailto:ForestGEO@si.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">ForestGEO@si.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"">.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman"">Closing date for applications is 15 August 2017. For further information, contact CTFS-ForestGEO Director, Stuart Davies,
</span><a href="mailto:daviess@si.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman"">daviess@si.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman"">.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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