[Grad-postdoc-assn] new postdoc position at U. Wisconsin: modeling effects of land use practices on earth system

[Ankur Desai]

To the grad students on this list (and postdocs looking to run away) 
working on land-atmosphere interaction - a postdoc position at 
UW-Madison with Jon Foley on land use change. I've heard nothing but 
accolades from Jon's current and former students and postdocs. Plus, 
he's highly respected in the field.

also running away but first needing a beer,
Ankur Desai, Asst Professor, University of Wisconsin

new contact info:
W: AOSS 1549, Dept of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, University of 
Wisconsin-Madison, 1225 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, 608-265-9201, 
fax: 608-262-0166
H: 1105 Harrison St, Madison, WI 53711, 608-260-2668
E: desai at aos.wisc.edu

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	new postdoc position at U. Wisconsin: modeling effects of land 
use practices on earth system
Date: 	Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:47:21 -0500
From: 	Jon Foley <jfoley at wisc.edu>
To: 	Lisa M. Curran <lisa.curran at yale.edu>, Daniel Nepstad 
<dnepstad at whrc.org>, Kaiyuan Li <likaiyuan at gmail.com>, Sandra Brown 
<SBrown at WINROCK.ORG>, Ankur Desai <adesai at ucar.edu>, Stuart Chapin 
<fffsc at uaf.edu>, Simon D Donner (sddonner at Princeton.EDU) 
<sddonner at Princeton.EDU>, William (HQ-DK000) Emanuel 
<William.Emanuel at nasa.gov>, Dave McGuire <ffadm at uaf.edu>, Garik 
(HQ-DK000) Gutman <garik.gutman at nasa.gov>, Chris Justice 
<justice at hermes.geog.umd.edu>, pierre at dsm-mail.saclay.cea.fr, 
pielkesr at cires.colorado.edu, Patrick Crill <patrick.crill at geo.su.se>, 
Jim Randerson <jranders at uci.edu>, Susan Trumbore <setrumbo at uci.edu>



Dear Colleagues,

Can you please pass this along to your colleagues and students?

I apologize if you receive this more than once.

Regards, Jon Foley

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*New Postdoctoral Position*
*/Effects of Land Use Practices on the Earth System/*
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*Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE)*
*University of Wisconsin*
 
 
The Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) at the 
University of Wisconsin is searching for a postdoctoral scholar to help 
us better understand the role of global land use practices, particularly 
within modern agricultural systems, on the planetary cycles of water, 
energy, carbon and nutrients.
 
The postdoctoral scholar will work with a new generation of coupled 
atmosphere-biosphere models (based on versions of the NCAR CCSM climate 
model and the IBIS terrestrial biosphere model) to explore the 
importance of land use practices – including irrigation, fertilizer use, 
crop selection, fire management – on the whole earth system.  The work 
will particularly focus on changes in climate, hydrology and 
biogeochemical processes resulting from changes in global agricultural 
practices.  The work will be done in coordination with scientists at the 
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the Oak Ridge 
National Laboratory (ORNL).

Candidates with graduate training in climate and ecosystem modeling will 
be strongly considered.  Backgrounds in agricultural systems, global 
ecosystem processes, hydrology, and biogeochemistry would be extremely 
helpful.  Excellent quantitative and modeling skills are required; 
excellent communication and writing skills desired.  The ability to work 
within, and contribute to, an interdisciplinary team is a must.
 
Please send a complete c.v., cover letter and the names of at least 
three references to Prof. Jonathan Foley (email:  jfoley at wisc.edu 
<ailto:jfoley at wisc.edu%22>), Director - Center for Sustainability and 
the Global Environment (SAGE), University of Wisconsin, Madison, 
USA.  Only electronic applications will be considered.   We will begin 
reviewing applications on September 15, 2007.
 
 

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Prof. Jonathan Foley, Director

Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE)

Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies

University of Wisconsin - Madison


*www.sage.wisc.edu*