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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#303030">Dear Colleagues,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#303030">Two postdoctoral positions are available for collaborative research in - a) soil organic matter dynamics and b) aqueous geochemistry
of metals in rivers that is to be conducted in the Arequipa region of Peru. </span>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Purdue University and the Universidad Nacional de San Agustin (UNSA) in Arequipa, Peru have partnered to form
<span style="color:#303030">the </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Arequipa Nexus Institute for Food, Energy, Water, and the Environment (Nexus Institute), which,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">over the course of this multi-year, multi-disciplinary partnership, will investigate key environmental, land use, agroeconomic, and social challenges limiting the development of adaptive,
profitable, and sustainable food-energy-water systems in the Arequipa Region of Peru.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> The two successful c</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#303030">andidates, part of a cohort of 23 new postdoctoral
researchers to be hired within the Nexus Institute in 2018-2019, will investigate soil and river sediment dynamics from the Andean terraced region to the desert lower elevation environments that are under intensive irrigation. The research will emphasize
the following: a) the biogeochemical controls on soil organic matter stabilization/destabilization in desert, flood plain, and terraced systems, b) measurement and modelling of the speciation and transport of metals from legacy mines and naturally eroded
ore deposits, and c) metal organic matter interactions in water, soil, and sediment. Experience in stable isotope tracers and organic geochemistry will be necessary for this position.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#303030"> Candidates for this position should have completed their PhD, or should expect to complete their degree by the start date, in geochemistry, biogeochemistry,
soil science, environmental engineering, or a related relevant program. Scientific or technical fields providing training in geospatial data analysis are desired. Candidates interested in this position should have a record of scientific achievement, excellent
verbal and written communication skills, and an interest in working in an international and interdisciplinary environment geared toward investigating problems related to environmental sustainability.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
Spanish language skills are highly desirable. While the postdoctoral positions are based at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA the successful candidates will be expected to engage in field and laboratory work in Peru, primarily in the Arequipa region,
for extended, multi-week periods of time. Initial appointments are for 1-year starting as early as mid-January, 2019 with potential renewal for a second year upon review.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Applicants should supply (a) a curriculum vitae (b) a statement of research interests and goals (maximum 2 pages) and (c) e-mail address
of three references to: Timothy Filley - </span><span class="m_-3237075464767721681MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:Filley@purdue.edu" target="_blank">Filley@purdue.edu</a></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">.
Application review will begin immediately.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Note: I will be at the Fall AGU meeting in Washington D.C. and can set up interview times there.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Arequipa Nexus Institute
</span><span class="m_-3237075464767721681MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://purdue.edu/dp/arequipa-nexus" target="_blank">http://purdue.edu/dp/arequipa-nexus</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Center for the Environment -
</span><span class="m_-3237075464767721681MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/environment/index.php" target="_blank">http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/environment/index.php</a></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">PSI-Lab -
</span><span class="m_-3237075464767721681MsoHyperlink"><span lang="ES" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://eaps.purdue.edu/psi/" target="_blank">http://eaps.purdue.edu/psi/</a></span></span><span lang="ES" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span><span class="m_-3237075464767721681MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://soilexplorer.net/" target="_blank">https://soilexplorer.net/</a></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Timothy Filley, PhD<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Director, Discovery Park Center for the Environment<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/environment/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0b4cb4">http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/environment/</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Professor-Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dept. of Agronomy<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Purdue University<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">phone: 7654946581<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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