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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>"Non-US citizens may be eligible to participate, depending on their<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>immigration status and the applicable regulations of the U.S. Citizenship<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and Immigration Service. Before OAG can issue an order for services of<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>anyone without a Social Security Number (SSN) or with restrictive markings<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>on his/her Social Security Card, the student must provide documentary<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>evidence from USCIS of authority to work in the US. Foreign students in the<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>U.S. under F-1 visas are usually not able to participate in this program,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>due to USCIS restrictions on off-campus work [8 CFR 214.2 (f)(9)]. (Note:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In no case is the USGS the legal "employer" of students working under this<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>authority, so we must never sign immigration forms as such. The student is<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>either an independent contractor or is retained by the institution or<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>non-profit organization receiving the award.)"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sheel<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 1:03 PM Sheel Bansal <sbansal@usgs.gov wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Hello,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> I would like to post the following position.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Sheel Bansal<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> -----------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Post-doctoral position, GIS/remote sensing wetland hydrology and carbon<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> cycling<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Description:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> A post-doctoral, student service contract position focused on GIS/remote<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> sensing based modeling of wetland hydrology and carbon cycling in the<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Prairie Pothole Region of central North America is available with the U.S.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Geological Survey Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. The Prairie<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Pothole Region contains millions of wetlands are biogeochemical hotspots,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> emitting greenhouse gases and sequestering carbon. We aim to develop<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> spatially-explicit models of biogeochemical and ecological processes using<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> combinations of field data, publicly available GIS layers, and remotely<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> sensed data. The student contractor will work with scientists at Northern<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Prairie (Sheel Bansal, Max Post van der Burg) and other USGS scientists as<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> part of a team to develop novel ways to combine field, remote sensed data,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> and statistical models to scale from point-based process experiments to the<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> landscape.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Qualifications:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> The ideal candidate should have experience conducting GIS analyses using<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> multiple open source and commercial software packages such as qGIS, GRASS,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> ArcGIS and especially R. Experience using remotely sensed data products to<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> monitor vegetation, hydrology, soils, and land-use as well as basic<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> knowledge of mathematical and statistical modeling is required. Candidates<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> with additional experience in computer programming languages such as Python<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> or C++ are preferred. However, previous knowledge of wetland carbon cycling<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> is not required.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Application:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> One-year contract position with potential for extension. The successful<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> applicant will work approximately 40 hrs per week. Review of applicants<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> will begin immediately on a rolling basis and continue until the position<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> is filled. Start date is flexible. Applicants must have graduated within<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> the last year to be eligible. Applications should include: 1. cover letter,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 2. CV (include name, address, contact phone number and email), 3. copies of<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> representative publications, 4. transcript (unofficial is acceptable), and<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 5. most recent diploma/degree (can be on transcript or a copy of diploma),<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 6. contact information for two or three references.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Pay rate: $37.81/hr (~$79,000/year)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Location: Jamestown, ND<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Requirement: Must have received PhD within 12 months of start of position<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Starting date: Aug?Oct 2018, applications accepted immediately<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Contact: Sheel Bansal; sbansal@usgs.gov<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Send application to:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> e-mail to sbansal@usgs.gov<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> mail: 8711 37th St. SE, Jamestown, ND 58401<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Disclosure: Students are paid for each hour worked. Students will be<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> working as independent contractors and do not receive a premium rate for<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> work beyond 8 hours/day or 40 hours/week. Additionally, students are paid<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> only for hours worked (with no holiday or personal leave benefit<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>