[ES_JOBS_NET] Research Scientist - modeling position in carbon cycling in thawing permafrost peatlands

[Ruth Varner]

Please post this recent opening:

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*Research Scientist Opportunity - **carbon cycling in thawing permafrost 
peatlands*

The University of New Hampshire has a Research Scientist II opening for 
a DOE-funded project. The successful candidate will be located in 
Berkeley, California at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 
(LBNL), but will work with project members at multiple institutions on 
this multi-disciplinary project.  The project focuses on the carbon 
cycle in thawing permafrost peatlands, related plant and microbial 
processes, and climate feedbacks. The position calls for expertise in 
numerical methods for land-surface modeling; uncertainty quantification; 
parameter estimation; and microbial biochemistry, abiotic, and plant 
processes and interactions.

The successful candidate may focus on several relevant processes, 
questions, and scales, related to coupled hydrological and 
biogeochemical dynamics, nutrient and carbon interactions, plant and 
microbe interactions, and climate feedbacks. We are also interested in 
developing methods to evaluate, against observations, process-level and 
emergent model responses, and in developing model benchmarking approaches.

*Essential Qualifications:*

• Ph.D. in an appropriate discipline;

• Graduate Student or Postdoctoral research experience in ecosystem 
modeling, with specific modeling skills in coupled hydrological, 
biogeochemical, and atmospheric processes;

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including scientific 
writing and presentation skills;

• Ability to develop, test, run, and analyze multi-scale coupled 
hydrological and biogeochemical cycle models;

• Good knowledge of site- to watershed-scale hydrological and 
biogeochemical dynamics;

• Ability to work collaboratively in a modeling group.

To apply, go to this web page: http://jobs.usnh.edu/postings/24384

For more information on the position, please contact William Riley 
(wjriley at lbl.gov <mailto:wjriley at lbl.gov>).

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal 
Access/Affirmative Action employer. The University System is committed 
to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and 
inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications 
from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The 
University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, 
religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity 
or expression, disability, veteran status, or marital status. 
Application by members of all underrepresented groups is encouraged. 
Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the U.S.

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