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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please see details below and attached about a post-doctoral research opportunity in watershed hydrology with the Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory and Kings River Experimental Watersheds. Apologies for
cross-posting, and please forward to potentially interested candidates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Regards,<br>
Joe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Position Description: </span></b><span style="color:black">The University of California, Merced is a dynamic new university campus in Merced,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">California. The University opened in September 2005 as the tenth campus of the University of California and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">the first American research university in the 21st century. In keeping with the mission of the University to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">provide teaching, research and public service of the highest quality, UC Merced offers research</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic";color:black">‑</span><span style="color:black">centered and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">student--‐</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic";color:black">‑</span><span style="color:black">oriented educational opportunities at the undergraduate, master</span><span style="color:black">’</span><span style="color:black">s
and doctoral levels through three<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">academic schools: Engineering, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences/Humanities/Arts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Kings River Experimental Watershed (KREW) and the Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory (SSCZO)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">jointly invite applications for a postdoctoral research position. The successful candidate will use and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">synthesize existing data collected in and around the KREW and the SSCZO to better understand the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">geophysical, geochemical, hydrological and ecological controls on the development and function of the Critical<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Zone. The incumbent will also evaluate the effects of prescribed fire, uneven</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic";color:black">‑</span><span style="color:black">aged, small</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic";color:black">‑</span><span style="color:black">group
tree<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">harvesting, and natural disturbance on Critical Zone processes through data synthesis and numerical<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">modeling. This position will be based at UC Merced, with the opportunity to work with KREW and SSCZO<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">investigators at other locations. For further information see:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">KREW: https://www.fs.fed.us/psw/topics/water/kingsriver/ and SSCZO: https://criticalzone.org/sierra/ or<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">contact any of the KREW and SSCZO investigators.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Required qualifications includ</span></b><span style="color:black">e: a Ph.D. in Watershed Hydrology or related field; well</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic";color:black">‑</span><span style="color:black">developed
data<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">analysis and/or modeling skills; and excellent writing, organizational and interpersonal skills.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Preferred: </span></b><span style="color:black">The ideal candidate will have a strong publication record in fields related to Critical Zone science<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">and forest management impacts along with demonstrated experience linking geospatial, remotely sensed and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">in</span><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic";color:black">‑</span><span style="color:black">situ datasets of water, nutrients, soils, vegetation, geochemistry, geophysics, and meteorology. Experience<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">in geospatial and/or hydrologic modeling is also desired. Interested individuals should submit 1) cover letter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">2) Curriculum vitae, 3) a list of 3 references with contact information including mailing address.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">How to Apply: </span></b><span style="color:black">visit https://aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/apply/JPF00517 and follow the instructions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Initial review of applicants will begin immediately. Recruitment will remain open until the position is filled;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">however, there is a closing date of 10/31/2017. Salary is based on the University of California Academic<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Postdoctoral Scholar Salary scale. For questions and additional information, please contact Drs. Mohammad<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Safeeq, msafeeq@ucmerced.edu; Roger Bales, rbales@ucmerced.edu; Martha Conklin,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">mconklin@ucmerced.edu; Joe Wagenbrenner, jwagenbrenner@fs.fed.us.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The University of California, Merced is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer with a strong<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity among its faculty, staff, and students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Joe Wagenbrenner
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Research Hydrologist<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Pacific Southwest Research Station<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">p: 707-825-2930
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<a href="mailto:jwagenbrenner@fs.fed.us"><span style="color:blue">jwagenbrenner@fs.fed.us</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">1700 Bayview Dr<br>
Arcata, CA 95521<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#28742E">Caring for the land and serving people<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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