[ES_JOBS_NET] POSTDOC - U Washington & Lawrence Berkeley Lab - ecosystem modeling

[Qing Zhu]

*postdoc position*

The University of Washington (UW) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
(LBNL) have an opening for a modeling postdoctoral researcher with
expertise in modeling and analyzing permafrost soil thermal, hydrological,
and biogeochemical processing. As part of this multi-institutional project,
the successful candidate will be an employee of UW and administratively
supervised by the project lead (Dr. Rebecca Neumann) but will be physically
located at LBNL and scientifically supervised by modeling lead (Dr. Qing
Zhu). The position calls for expertise in numerical methods (model
development) for soil thermal, hydrological, biogeochemical modeling,
uncertainty quantification, and parameter estimation. The position offers
an excellent environment for working with a highly skilled
interdisciplinary team and will require strong motivation and excellent
oral and written communication skills.



The successful candidate may focus on permafrost soil thermal-hydrological
dynamics and their coupling with ecosystem carbon and nitrogen cycles. We
are particularly interested in 1) improving earth system land model
representation of how soil thermal and hydrological processes interact to
affect ecosystem green house gas emissions (e.g., CO2, CH4) currently and
in the future and 2) developing benchmark datasets and tools to evaluate
models at the process level.



The work will require an applicant with a wide range of skills: (1) use of
state-of-the-art earth system land models; (2) development and testing of
numerical representations of complex processes suitable for site, regional,
and global scale models; (3) application of state-of-the-art parameter
uncertainty and calibration methods; (4) oral and written presentation of
results; and (5) ability to work well as part of a large research team.



This full-time position is expected to start in January 2019. Initial
appointment length is 12 months, and could be extended to three years,
subject to satisfactory performance. Salary for this position is $65K/year.
To apply please sent proof of PhD conferral, a current CV, contact
information for at least three references torbneum at uw.edu and qzhu at lbl.gov .





*Essential responsibilities:*



Ability to:

   - Use state-of-the-art earth system land models
   - Develop and test numerical representations of complex inter-related
   terrestrial ecosystem processes suitable for site, regional, and global
   scale models;
   - Apply state-of-the-art parameter uncertainty and calibration methods;
   - Work as a member of a large multidisciplinary research team.
   - Author technical reports and publish in peer-reviewed journal articles.
   - Present results in group project meetings, seminars and/or conferences


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Research Scientist
Climate Sciences Department
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
1 Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA, USA 94720
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