[Grad-postdoc-assn] Post-Doctoral Position at USGS in Moab, UT: Climate change effects on dryland ecosystems

[Micah Hahn]

I know it's not quite up the NCAR alley, but this job sounded too cool not
to pass along in case one of you knows a viable candidate in your smart
people networks...


A postdoctoral position in ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, and
climate change
is available at the USGS Canyonlands Research Station located in Moab, UT.

***Unfortunately, ONLY U.S. CITIZENS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY***

The successful candidate will work on a collaborative project examining how
warming and altered precipitation regimes affect plants, soils, and
biogeochemical cycles of the Colorado Plateau and the Chihuahuan Desert.
In particular, within the framework of this Department of Energy-funded
experiment, the postdoctoral fellow will address how climate treatments
alter plant and soil community composition and physiology; carbon, nitrogen
and phosphorus cycling; and nutrient transfers between biocrusts and
vascular plants in the field. Responsibilities of this position include: 1)
collect and synthesize data (from the field and the lab) to explore
questions and patterns of climate change connections to ecosystem structure
and function; 2) effectively use statistical analyses to assess
relationships among plant, soil, and climate data; 3) communicate results in
presentations and peer-reviewed publications; and (4) oversee manipulative
experiments and aid in the field and laboratory supervision of technicians
who help with data collection and organization. This position offers an
exciting opportunity be a part of a creative scientific team
whose goal is to elucidate how climate change - predicted to be notably
strong in the arid and semiarid Southwest - will affect the plants, soils,and
ecosystem function of the region.

A Ph.D. and background in biogeochemistry or ecology is preferred. The
Canyonlands Research Station is a USGS facility and the successful
applicant would be working with Drs. Sasha Reed and Jayne Belnap. Moab, UT
is a small town offering a variety of outdoor opportunities, and more
information about Moab can be found at www.discovermoab.com.

SALARY AND START DATE: Salary is $47,923/year plus full benefits and a
start date within October 2014-January 2015 is preferred. The position
is expected
to last 2 years with potential 1-year extension.

APPLICATION: Interested individuals should submit a cover letter and a
curriculum vitae to Erika Geiger (CRS_jobs at usgs.gov) and put Dryland
climate change post-doc in the subject line. Please don't hesitate to contact
Sasha Reed (screed at usgs.gov) with any questions. This job will also be
posted on August 25, 2014 on USA Jobs (www.usajobs.gov) and you can find it
by typing Moab, UT into the Location field.

Both Drs. Reed (screed at usgs.gov) and Belnap (jayne_belnap at usgs.gov) will be
at ESA. If you would like to meet there, please drop us an email with your CV,
and we will arrange a time.


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Micah B. Hahn, PhD, MPH
NCAR | CDC Postdoctoral Research Fellow
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Climate Science and Applications Program
PO Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307
Office: 303-497-2894
Fax: 303-497-8386mhahn at ucar.edu
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