<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Dear Colleagues:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">One
Postdoctoral Researcher Position is available through the Department of
Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering (BBE) at <b>University of Minnesota-Twin
Cities</b>. The initial appointment is 12 months, with possibility of
renewing upon performance and funding availability.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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summary:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> The successful candidate will apply state-of-the-art
cropping system modeling approaches to explore various topics related to food
security and sustainable agricultural production under climate change, with a
goal to improve managements of agroecosystems at various scale. Specific
responsibilities include: calibrate cropping system model (e.g. Ecosys) for multi-objective
application; developing new modules for to meet application
demands; developing and implementing data assimilation algorithms to
integrate multi-source remote sensing observations into the crop model;
conducting local, regional or global simulations; preparing project reports and
peer-reviewed publications; and communicating research at professional
meetings.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Qualifications:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
Applicants should have a Ph.D. in quantitative disciplines such as earth
and atmospheric science, environmental science, remote sensing,
ecology, math and statistics, or any other closely related fields. The
Applicant is expected to have a wide range of skills related to earth system
and crop modeling: (1) strong programing experience (e.g., Python, Fortran, or
C++ in the Linux environment) and be familiar with supercomputing or big data
analytical systems; (2) development and testing of numerical
representations of complex processes suitable for site, regional, and global
scale models; (3) application of state-­of-­the­-art parameter uncertainty
and calibration methods; (4) oral communication and scientific writing.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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Date: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Ideal starting time is Sep 1^st, 2019, but
can be flexible. The position is open till filled.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Application
Process:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> Qualified candidates must send a short cover letter,
CV, and contact information of three references via e-mail to <b>Dr. Zhenong
Jin (<a href="mailto:jinzn@umn.edu">jinzn@umn.edu</a>)</b>. Incomplete application will not be reviewed.
Applicants will be immediately reviewed upon receiving the application while
the search may continue until the position is filled. For further information,
please contact Dr. Zhenong Jin, or visit </span><span lang="EN" style="color:black"><a href="http://jinlab.bbe.umn.edu/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">http://jinlab.bbe.umn.edu/</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">for
more information. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Jin</div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Zhenong Jin<br>Assistant Professor<br>University of Minnesota - Twin Cities<br>Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering<br>BioAgEng Building, Room 220B</div><div dir="ltr">1390 Eckles Ave.<br>St. Paul, MN 55108<br></div><div dir="ltr">Office tel: 612-624-6243<br></div></div></div></div></div>