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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#222222">Postdoctoral Fellow in Ecosystem Modeling, Boise State
University</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#222222"> </span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#222222">Position Summary</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:10pt">Professors Alejandro (Lejo)
Flores and Nancy Glenn in the Geosciences Department at Boise State University,
are seeking a qualified and enthusiastic scientist-colleague for a postdoctoral
position in dynamic ecosystem modeling of sagebrush-steppe ecosystems. The
position is funded through grants from the NASA Terrestrial Ecology and EPSCoR
programs and the Joint Fire Science Program.</span></p>

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<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Core activities of this
postdoctoral position include: <u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">(1)<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">  
</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Using
existing field, lidar, and hyperspectral datasets at a number of study areas in
the Great Basin of the Western US to parameterize, initialize, calibrate, and
verify the Ecosystem Demography (ED) model, and <u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">(2)<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;">  
</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Parameterizing
and exploring the impacts of fire mitigation strategies (e.g., mowing, green
strips) on the long-term distribution, abundance, and coexistence of grasses,
forbs, and shrubs in these ecosystems.<u></u><u></u></span></p>

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<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">The successful candidate is
expected to work collaboratively with and benefit from the expertise of a
number of research scientists, postdocs, and graduate students with expertise
in land modeling, remote sensing of terrestrial ecosystems and hydrology, and
land management and restoration ecology. These potential colleagues are
currently housed within the Lab for Ecohydrology and Alternative Futuring
(LEAF), the Boise Center Aerospace Laboratory (BCAL), and the USGS Forest and
Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC) in Boise.<u></u><u></u></span></p>

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<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Co-advisors Glenn and Flores are
enthusiastic about and committed to providing mentorship and training to
support the professional development of the successful candidate. We particularly
welcome applications from colleagues interested in leveraging the science
products developed during the postdoc to advance their independent research agenda
and pursue collaborative research in collaboration with the research advisors. <u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#222222"> </span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#222222">Minimum Qualifications</span></b></p><ul style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px"><li>PhD in Earth System Science, Ecology, Applied Math, Physics or related disciplines</li><li>Strong quantitative background and experience in modeling and statistics</li><li>Demonstrated ability to design, conduct, and publish research related to ecosystem modeling</li><li>Excellent written and oral communication skills</li><li>Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills necessary for working in a multidisciplinary research team</li><li>Programming experience </li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#222222">Preferred Qualification</span></b></p><ul style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px"><li>Experience with ED or other vegetation dynamics or land models</li><li>Experience with lidar and hyperspectral remote sensing</li><li>Expertise with scientific programming languages for data analysis such as MATLAB, Python, or R</li></ul>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#222222">Application </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Applications are now being accepted and the position will close
when filled. The position is a yearly appointment with potential funding and
renewal for up to 2-3 years. Applicants should send as one compiled document:
1) CV; 2) one-page statement of research interests; 3) up to three publications
and 4) contact information for three references. Please send materials to BOTH
Lejo Flores (</span><a href="mailto:lejoflores@boisestate.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">lejoflores@boisestate.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(34,34,34)">) AND Nancy Glenn,
<a href="mailto:nancyglenn@boisestate.edu" target="_blank">nancyglenn@boisestate.edu</a>.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#222222">Additional Information</span></b></p></div>University: <a href="http://www.boisestate.edu/" target="_blank">http://www.boisestate.edu/</a><div>City of Boise: <a href="http://www.boisechamber.org/" target="_blank">http://www.boisechamber.org/</a></div><div>LEAF: <a href="http://leaf.boisestate.edu/" target="_blank">http://leaf.boisestate.edu/</a></div><div>BCAL: <a href="http://bcal.boisestate.edu/" target="_blank">http://bcal.boisestate.edu/</a></div><div><div style="margin:0px">USGS FRESC: <a href="http://fresc.usgs.gov/" target="_blank">http://fresc.usgs.gov/</a></div><div style="margin:0px"><br><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial">/*****************************************************************************/</span></div><div><div style="font-family:helvetica,arial;font-size:13px"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal"><font face="Arial">Alejandro N. Flores, Ph.D</font></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal"><font face="Arial">Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences</font></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal"><font face="Arial">Director, <a href="http://leaf.boisestate.edu/" style="background-color:rgb(254,254,254)" target="_blank">Lab for Ecohydrology and Alternative Futuring</a></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal"><a href="mailto:lejoflores@boisestate.edu" target="_blank"><font face="Arial">lejoflores@boisestate.edu</font></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/43%C2%B036&#39;02.5%22N+116%C2%B011&#39;47.9%22W/@43.600703,-116.1988099,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0" target="_blank"><font face="Arial">ERB-4151</font></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal"><font face="Arial">| <a>Office: 208.426.2903</a> | <a>Cell: 208.570.3097</a> | <a>Fax: 208.426.4061</a> |<br></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal"><font face="Arial">Follow me: <a href="https://twitter.com/HydroLejo" style="background-color:rgb(254,254,254)" target="_blank">@HydroLejo</a></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal"><font face="Arial">Follow LEAF: <a href="https://twitter.com/LEAF_Research" style="background-color:rgb(254,254,254)" target="_blank">@LEAF_Research</a></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal"><div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial">/*****************************************************************************/</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br><br></font></span></div></div></div>