<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>I will be at ESA 2017 if you would like to meet.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">A PhD position is available starting Summer, 2018, with Dr.
Brian Buma at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Southeast. This exciting opportunity will take the
student throughout Alaska, and focus on the interaction between multiple
wildfires and subsequent changes to carbon and permafrost cycling. The PhD position is part of a large,
multi-institution effort (UAS, UAF, Florida, Portland State) to link vegetation
resilience, permafrost changes, and carbon cycling dynamics into high spatial
resolution modeling framework to forecast the effects of climate change on high
latitude, boreal systems.<span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The position will entail:<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Extensive fieldwork in Interior Alaska, focusing on plant
regeneration after 1-3 fires<br>
Carbon cycle accounting<br>
Assistance with permafrost and soil measurements<br>
Coordination with modeling researchers<br>
Charcoal and black carbon quantification (lab based)<br>
GIS/remote sensing<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Applicants should have a Bachelors and/or Masters degree in
biology, environmental science, chemistry, or other quantitative field. Ideally, applicants will also have field
experience and be comfortable in remote locations for up to two weeks at a
time. The applicant should also be
independent, self-motivated, and excited to take on a challenging project that
will help shape our understanding of climate change in boreal systems
world-wide. The paid position will begin
with fieldwork in Summer, 2018, before progressing to graduate classes in Fall,
2018, through the School of Natural Resources and Extension at UAF.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">The position will be partially based in Fairbanks, Alaska
(initially) and then Juneau, Alaska. Both towns offer a unique, Alaskan
experience. Fairbanks is known for its
research university, boreal forest setting, and cold, clear winters; Juneau for
its coastal temperate rainforests, ecotourism, salmon, glaciers, and bears. <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Please contact Dr. Brian Buma (<a href="mailto:bbuma@alaska.edu">bbuma@alaska.edu</a>) for more information. Include your CV and letter of introduction,
and please check out the lab website (<a href="http://www.brianbuma.com/">www.brianbuma.com</a>)
for more information on other projects going on in the lab.<span></span></p><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>---------------------------<br>Brian Buma, Ph.D.<br></div><div>Assistant Professor of Forest Ecology<br>University of Alaska <br></div><br>Ph: <a href="tel:907-796-6410" value="+19077966410" target="_blank">907-796-6410</a><br></div><a href="mailto:bbuma@alaska.edu" target="_blank">bbuma@alaska.edu</a><br><br><div><a href="http://www.brianbuma.com" target="_blank">www.brianbuma.com</a></div></div></div></div>
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