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<b>Postdoctoral Fellow Position Announcement</b>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>The Earth
System Science Center (CCST - <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.ccst.inpe.br/">http://www.ccst.inpe.br/</a>) of
the National Institute for Space Research (INPE - <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.inpe.br/">http://www.inpe.br/</a>)
located in Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo State, Brazil,<span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>offers a (1) post-doctoral
fellowship on Environmental Modeling with emphasis on Crop Yield
Modelling, Soil Conservation, and Soil Erosion Modeling. This
vacancy is part of the thematic project "Transition to
Sustainability and the Nexus- Agriculture-Energy-Water: exploring
an integrative approach with case studies in the Cerrado and
Caatinga biomes" financed by FAPESP (São Paulo Research
Foundation).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>This
post-doctoral fellowship is funded by the FAPESP and this is a
full-time position for 1-1 year(s).</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Skills and Competencies:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> • Ph.D. in Earth System Science, Agronomy,
Meteorology, Agrometeorology, Soil Science with an emphasis in
Soil Conservation or another relevant subject area;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Previous knowledge on carbon modeling in the
soil-plant-atmosphere system; or knowledge on climate and soil in
Cerrado and/or Caatinga biomes; or soil conservation for
sustainable farming methods and practices<span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>is desired;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Practical knowledge of coding and programming
languages (Fortran, NCL, R or other relevant programming language)
is necessary. The work will mainly be developed in Linux/Fortran
environment;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Experience with NeCDF data manipulation, Tiff
and remote sensing data analysis is desired;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Knowledge on carbon and climate models or
interaction-biosphere-atmosphere modeling experiences will be a
bonus;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Writing ability and synthesis in English and
oral communication skills are necessary.</p>
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Applications must include current curriculum vitae and a cover
letter containing a concise description of the experiences proposed
under this Post-Doctoral fellowship. This round of applications is
open until March 31th, 2019. Decisions will be made by mid April
2019.
<p class="MsoNormal"> Interested applicants please contact Angelica
Giarolla (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:angelica.giarolla@inpe.br">angelica.giarolla@inpe.br</a>)
and Celso Von Randow (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:celso.vonrandow@inpe.br">celso.vonrandow@inpe.br</a>).</p>
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