<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Department of Biology is seeking
a highly qualified technician to be hired as Field Research Scientist III. The candidate
will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of 6-9 eddy flux towers in
Central New Mexico that are being used to increase our understanding of how
ecosystem structure and function vary across elevation gradients in the
Southwestern US.<span>  </span>The towers are in biomes
include low elevation deserts, middle elevation savanna/woodlands and high
elevation ponderosa pine and subalpine coniferous forests.<span>  </span>The candidate will maintain these tower flux
systems and work with a dynamic interdisciplinary group of faculty, postdoctoral, graduate
and undergraduate researchers to make additional physiological, ecological and hydrological
field measurements associated with this project.<span>  </span>The candidate will participate in data
management, data quality assurance, and the preparation of peer-reviewed
publications of research findings. <span>  </span>In
addition, this position will involve being in charge of a field crew in the
summer.<span>  </span><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Candidates with a demonstrated background in
micrometeorology, ecosystem ecology, and/or plant physiological ecology and have
technical expertise with instruments common to eddy covariance towers and
related systems are encouraged to apply. <span>  </span>The
position is initially available for 12 months and renewable on a year-to-year
basis for two or more additional years.<span>  </span>Salary
is 45-50K/yr, based on experience.<span>   Ideally, the candidate would start before April 1, 2018. <br></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal">For more information please contact Marcy Litvak, <a href="mailto:mlitvak@unm.edu">mlitvak@unm.edu</a>, 505-277-5580.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal">To apply go to</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"> <a href="http://jobs.UNM.edu">jobs.UNM.edu</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><a href="https://unm.csod.com/ats/careersite/search.aspx?site=14#staff">https://unm.csod.com/ats/careersite/search.aspx?site=14#staff</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal">ReqID: req3651<br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span><span></span></span></p>





</div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>Marcy Litvak<br></div>Professor, Department of Biology<br></div>University of New Mexico<br></div>505-277-5580 office<br></div><a href="mailto:mlitvak@unm.edu">mlitvak@unm.edu</a><br></div>lab web site:  <a href="http://www.litvaklab.org/">http://www.litvaklab.org/</a><br></div></div>