<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Barbara Ballard</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bballard@ucar.edu">bballard@ucar.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 1:34 PM<br>Subject: [CCSM-participants] Geological Postdoctoral Fellow (Climate and Carbon Sciences Program) - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory<br>To: <a href="mailto:ccsm-participants@cgd.ucar.edu">ccsm-participants@cgd.ucar.edu</a><br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><div style="margin:0px"><b style="font-size:12px">Geological Postdoctoral Fellow (Climate and Carbon Sciences Program) - 80687</b></div><div style="margin:0px"><b style="font-size:12px">Organization: ES-Earth Sciences</b></div><div style="margin:0px;min-height:12px"><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></div><div style="margin:0px"><b style="font-size:12px">Position Summary:</b></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12px">The
Climate and Carbon Sciences Program at Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) seeks a creative postdoctoral scientist to
improve the next generation of dynamic global vegetation models.</span></div><div style="margin:0px;min-height:12px"><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12px">The
primary goal of this project is to advance Earth system model
representation of changes in forest distribution and structure with
climate change. Science questions of interest include, How will climate
change alter the turnover of individual trees and of carbon in forest
ecosystems? How sensitive are rates of forest range shifts to
interannual and multi-decadal climate variability? How sensitive is
forest development to variation in tree recruitment following
disturbance? With what level of detail must forest demographic
processes be represented to accurately capture forest responses to
climate change at regional scales?</span></div><div style="margin:0px;min-height:12px"><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12px">The
postdoctoral fellow will interact closely with field experimentalists
and numerical modelers conducting research on tree demography and
physiology, demographic modeling, land-atmosphere interactions, and
Earth system modeling. The project involves a wide range of activities
including (a) synthesis of data from diverse sources, such as permanent
plots and field experiments, to create observational benchmarks for land
surface models with plant demography schemes (e.g., ED2, CLM(ED)); (b)
model sensitivity studies examining dependence of forest distribution
and structure on uncertain assumptions; and (c) algorithm development
for key processes such as tree recruitment and seed dispersal. The
primary regions of interest are Western North America and the moist-wet
tropics.</span></div><div style="margin:0px;min-height:12px"><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12px">The
successful candidate will join a large, dynamic, and interdisciplinary
department that is making climate and ecosystem observations and
developing and applying ecosystem, atmospheric process, and climate
models. Collaborating principal investigators are Lara Kueppers, Jeff
Chambers, Charlie Koven, Nate McDowell (LANL), Rosie Fisher (NCAR) and
others. Berkeley Lab is a renowned center of scientific expertise in
many facets of climate-related fundamental and applied science. The
position starts Summer 2015.</span></div><div style="margin:0px;min-height:12px"><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12px">Applicants
are asked to upload a CV, one-page statement of research interests, up
to three publications as PDFs, and contact information for three
references to the LBNL application portal (<a href="http://jobs.lbl.gov/open-positions.html" target="_blank">http://jobs.lbl.gov/open-positions.html</a>) under position number 80687. For full consideration, please apply by <span><span>5:00 PM</span></span> (Pacific Time), <span><span>April 24, 2015</span></span>.<br><br></span><div style="margin:0px"><b style="font-size:12px">Required Qualifications:</b></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12px">• PhD in ecology, forest science, Earth system science, applied mathematics, or other relevant discipline</span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12px">• Strong quantitative foundation in statistics or numerical modeling</span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12px">• Demonstrated ability to design, conduct, and publish research related to plant demography or climate-ecosystem interactions</span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12px">• Excellent written and oral communication skills</span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12px">• Established record of publication and presentation</span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12px">• Ability to start Summer 2015</span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12px">• Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills necessary for working in a multidisciplinary research team</span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12px">• Programming experience</span></div><div style="margin:0px;min-height:12px"><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12px">This
is a 1 year term appointment with the possibility of renewal for up to 3
years based upon satisfactory job performance, continuing availability
of funds, and ongoing operational needs. Salary for postdoctoral
positions depends on years of experience post-degree.</span></div><div style="margin:0px;min-height:12px"><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12px">This position requires completion of a background check.</span></div><div style="margin:0px;min-height:12px"><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></div><div style="margin:0px"><b style="font-size:12px">How To Apply</b></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12px">Apply directly online at <a href="http://50.73.55.13/counter.php?id=32729" target="_blank">http://50.73.55.13/counter.php?id=32729</a> and follow the on-line instructions to complete the application process. </span></div><div style="margin:0px;min-height:12px"><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></div><div style="margin:0px"><span style="font-size:12px">Berkeley
Lab is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to
race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age or
protected veteran status.</span></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br></font></span></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div style="margin:0px;min-height:12px"><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></div></font></span></div></div></div><br></div>