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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b>Title: Postdoctoral Scientist – Northern Latitude Biogeochemistry</b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><b>Start & End Date: </b>8/1/2019 – 5/31/21 – (negotiable)<span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><b>Location: </b>University of Washington, Seattle<span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><b>Supervisor</b>: Dr. David Butman, School of Environmental & Forest Sciences and Civil & Environmental Engineering.<span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'> <span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><b>Job Description:</b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'> <span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'>We seek a postdoctoral scientist to join an international collaboration working to understand the fate and fluxes of carbon across northern latitudes. By getting involved early, the postdoctoral scientist will play a key role in the success of this project. The selected candidate will be part of a research team funded through both U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the NASA Arctic and Boreal Vulnerability Experiments (ABoVE). This team includes Canadian partners within Environment & Climate Change Canada, the Government of Northwest Territories, as well as the University of Waterloo. This project involves extensive field campaigns as part of the collaborative research. The postdoctoral scientist will be responsible for the collection and handling of both field and lab data inclusive of stable and radio-isotopes of carbon and methane, static flux chamber measurements of CO<sub>2</sub> and CH<sub>4</sub>, dissolved carbon and a suite of environmental variables. The post-doctoral scientist is expected to bring their own unique knowledge and science expertise to this project and will have the flexibility to explore additional science questions within their area of interest. Field locations include the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge in central Alaska, the Peace Athabasca Delta in Alberta and Daring lake in The Northwest Territories. <span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'> <span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'>The postdoctoral scientist will play a leading role in the success of this project. Working with collaborating PI’s, the postdoctoral scientist will have significant influence on the sampling program and field campaign designs. Furthermore, the postdoctoral scientist will actively engage with all members of the ABoVE Science team, attend annual Science Team Meetings, be responsible for manuscript preparation and submission, and receive professional development aligned with their goals. While at the University of Washington, the postdoctoral scientist will have the ability to mentor both graduate and undergraduate students within the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences. <span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'> <span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><b>MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS </b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'>●<span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%'> </span>Experience with designing and completing field work in difficult field conditions is required. <span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'>●<span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%'> </span>PhD in Biogeochemistry, Biology, Ecosystem Science, Ecology, Geomorphology, hydrology, or related fields. Candidates holding a PhD. in other disciplines, but with extensive knowledge and skills relevant to the Research Opportunity may be considered.<span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'> <span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><b>DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS </b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'>●<span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%'> </span>Significant experience investigating carbon cycling in terrestrial and/or aquatic ecosystems is preferred. <span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'>●<span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%'> </span>The postdoctoral scientist should be proficient in data analysis, have experience using statistical software and languages (examples: R, Python, Matlab, IDL) and have a working knowledge of geospatial data analysis (ArcGIS, QGis, Remote Sensing). <span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'>●<span style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%'> </span>Experience mentoring undergraduate students.<span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'> <span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><b>RESEARCH PROJECT SUMMARY:</b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'>Inland waters represent greater than 3% of the total continental surface of the pan-arctic, with densities of surface waters exceeding 10% in shield bedrock and low slope, deltaic environments dominated by lakes. Carbon emissions from high latitude lakes can exceed 340 Tg-C yr<sup>-1</sup>, and release upwards of 16.5 Tg-C-CH<sub>4 </sub>yr<sup>-1</sup>. This represents one of the largest natural sources of atmospheric methane from the Arctic-boreal region. Field studies show that the input of carbon to lakes requires hydrologic connectivity, whether across the surface or within the subsurface. Significant uncertainty exists regarding the exchange of water in low slope/low precipitation environments. These characteristics make defining where uplands and wetlands end and lakes begin difficult, and highlight an often overlooked component of ecosystem carbon flows, the terrestrial-aquatic interface. Currently the magnitude and extent of Temperate and Arctic-Boreal seasonally inundated land remains unknown. The research conducted by this post-doctoral scientist will test the hypothesis that the region of inundated soils are hotspots for the cycling of carbon and that these ecosystems represent a component of the landscape highly vulnerable to both land cover and climate change. Through this research position, the postdoctoral scientist will conduct extensive field studies as part of ongoing collaborative research efforts through the USGS and the NASA ABoVE project, to trace carbon from terrestrial through wetland to open water environments across northern latitudes. <span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'><a name="_gjdgxs"></a><a name="_s3m3vvmwbrrv"></a> <span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>LOCATION: </b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'>The University of Washington (UW) is located in the greater Seattle metropolitan area, with a dynamic, multicultural community of 3.7 million people and a range of ecosystems from mountains to ocean. The UW serves a diverse population of 80,000 students, faculty, and staff including 25% first-generation college students, over 25% Pell Grant student and faculty from over 70 countries. The UW is a recipient of a National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award to increase the advancement of women in science, engineering, and math (see <span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="https://advance.washington.edu/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>https://advance.washington.edu/</span></a></span>).<span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'> <span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'>For additional information please contact Dr. David E. Butman at the University of Washington <span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial'> <span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Primary Advisors: </span></b><span style='color:black'>David Butman, (</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:dbutman@uw.edu"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>dbutman@uw.edu</span></a></span><span style='color:black'>) 206-685-0953, Kimberly Wickland, USGS (</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:kpwick@usgs.gov"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>kpwick@usgs.gov</span></a></span><span style='color:black'>), 303-541-3072</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>