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<b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#668811">Postdoctoral Researcher (#780)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#668811">$ – $<b>48,000.00 Annually</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#668811">11/09/2018</span></b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#668811"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#668811">Staff</span></b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#668811"> in <b>Environmental Studies</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#668811">Search Is Open - Accepting Applications</span></b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#668811"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#454545">The Ballantine Lab at Mount Holyoke College seeks a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to work on projects in the interdisciplinary fields of wetland biogeochemistry and restoration
ecology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#454545">Responsibilities:</span></strong><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#454545"> We are seeking a postdoc to take a leadership role conducting
innovative research as part of the Restoration Ecology Program. This work includes field and laboratory research contributing to two or more projects focused on the long-term development and ecosystem functions of restored wetlands. Specifically, we are working
to understand carbon balance, nitrogen cycling, and other soil-based ecosystem functions in highly-degraded agricultural systems that are developing along different trajectories towards upland versus wetland ecosystems. We are also using a variety of genetic
tools to examine the soil microbial community, how it develops over time, and how it contributes to desirable and undesirable wetland functions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#454545">Our primary project focuses on a chronosequence of more than thirty farmed, retired, restored, and natural sites in Massachusetts to assess how current large-scale retirement and restoration
of highly degraded agricultural land will impact overall ecosystem function of critical coastal areas. A complimentary line of ongoing research uses wetland mesocosms and field-scale experimental plots to examine the effects of climate change on the ecosystem
functions of restored wetlands. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#454545">Given time and interest, the postdoc could contribute to other ongoing projects, including development of new research that examines carbon and nitrogen cycling as well as the development
of other soil-based ecosystem functions in restored rainforests near Monteverde, Costa Rica. Related but independent lines of research will be encouraged.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#454545">A summary of activities includes, but is not limited to: experimental design; field and laboratory work; data analysis; purchase, maintenance, and calibration of field and laboratory
equipment; report, manuscript, and proposal preparation; supervising undergraduate researchers, participation in collaborator meetings, and presentation of research at conferences. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#454545">This position comes with the opportunity to work with an accomplished and interdisciplinary group of researchers at collaborating academic and governmental institutions. The position
will likely involve supervising at least two undergraduate students per year, and would be especially well-suited to individuals interested in small liberal arts research colleges.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#454545">Qualifications:</span></strong><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#454545"> Applicants must have a Ph.D. in biogeochemistry, restoration ecology,
ecosystem science, or a relevant field. Applicants must also have a driver’s license. Strong preference will be given to candidates with evidence of: 1) laboratory and field experience in wetland and/or soil biogeochemistry, 2) excellent communication skills,
as indicated by publications and presentations, 3) prior collaborative experience and willingness to work both independently as well as a part of a team that includes a diverse group of faculty and undergraduate students, and 4) evidence of desire and ability
to supervise undergraduate researchers from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#454545">Desired Skills: </span></strong><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#454545">A working knowledge of methodologies for measuring carbon cycling,
including greenhouse gas fluxes, is highly desired. Researchers with experience conducting field and/or mesocosm-based research are particularly encouraged to apply. Excellent writing, quantitative, organizational, and collaborative skills are essential.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#454545">Salary: </span></strong><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#454545"> Funding is available for three years, with the position reviewed annually.
Salary is $48,000 with benefits.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#454545">How to Apply: </span></strong><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#454545"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#454545">1) Curriculum vitae<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#454545">2) Letter of interest describing your qualifications, research interests, and how this position would support your future goals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#454545">3) One of your recent research papers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#454545">4) Names and complete contact information for three references<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#454545">Review of applications will begin November 30, 2018, and continue until the position is filled. Position is available immediately and start date is negotiable. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#454545">Mount Holyoke College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#454545">Mount Holyoke College is committed to enriching the educational experience it offers through the diversity of its faculty, administration, and staff members. Mount Holyoke seeks to
recruit and support a broadly diverse team who will contribute to the college's excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, and relevance in a global society. In furtherance of institutional excellence, the College encourages applications from individuals
from underrepresented groups, including faculty, staff, and administration of color, diverse gender identities, first generation college students and individuals who have followed non-traditional pathways to college, and individuals with a demonstrated leadership
commitment to including diverse backgrounds and perspectives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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