[ES_JOBS_NET] Postdoctoral Scientist ? Northern Latitude Biogeochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle

[Christine Wiedinmyer]

Title: Postdoctoral Scientist - Northern Latitude Biogeochemistry

Start & End Date:  8/1/2019 - 5/31/21 - (negotiable)

Location: University of Washington, Seattle

Supervisor: Dr. David Butman, School of Environmental & Forest Sciences and
Civil & Environmental Engineering.



Job Description:



We seek a postdoctoral scientist to join an international collaboration
working to understand the fate and fluxes of carbon across northern
latitudes. By getting involved early, the postdoctoral scientist will play a
key role in the success of this project. The selected candidate will be part
of a research team funded through both U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the
NASA Arctic and Boreal Vulnerability Experiments (ABoVE).  This team
includes Canadian partners within Environment & Climate Change Canada, the
Government of Northwest Territories, as well as the University of Waterloo.
This project involves extensive field campaigns as part of the collaborative
research. The postdoctoral scientist will be responsible for the collection
and handling of both field and lab data inclusive of stable and
radio-isotopes of carbon and methane, static flux chamber measurements of
CO2 and CH4, dissolved carbon and a suite of environmental variables. The
post-doctoral scientist is expected to bring their own unique knowledge and
science expertise to this project and will have the flexibility to explore
additional science questions within their area of interest.  Field locations
include the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge in central Alaska, the
Peace Athabasca Delta in Alberta and Daring lake in The Northwest
Territories.



The postdoctoral scientist will play a leading role in the success of this
project.  Working with collaborating PI’s, the postdoctoral scientist will
have significant influence on the sampling program and field campaign
designs.  Furthermore, the postdoctoral scientist will actively engage with
all members of the ABoVE Science team, attend annual Science Team Meetings,
be responsible for manuscript preparation and submission, and receive
professional development aligned with their goals.  While at the University
of Washington, the postdoctoral scientist will have the ability to mentor
both graduate and undergraduate students within the School of Environmental
and Forest Sciences.



MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

●      Experience with designing and completing field work in difficult
field conditions is required.

●      PhD in Biogeochemistry, Biology, Ecosystem Science, Ecology,
Geomorphology, hydrology, or related fields. Candidates holding a PhD. in
other disciplines, but with extensive knowledge and skills relevant to the
Research Opportunity may be considered.



DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

●      Significant experience investigating carbon cycling in terrestrial
and/or aquatic ecosystems is preferred.

●      The postdoctoral scientist should be proficient in data analysis,
have experience using statistical software and languages (examples: R,
Python, Matlab, IDL) and have a working knowledge of geospatial data
analysis (ArcGIS, QGis, Remote Sensing).

●      Experience mentoring undergraduate students.



RESEARCH PROJECT SUMMARY:

Inland waters represent greater than 3% of the total continental surface of
the pan-arctic, with densities of surface waters exceeding 10% in shield
bedrock and low slope, deltaic environments dominated by lakes. Carbon
emissions from high latitude lakes can exceed 340 Tg-C yr-1, and release
upwards of 16.5 Tg-C-CH4 yr-1. This represents one of the largest natural
sources of atmospheric methane from the Arctic-boreal region. Field studies
show that the input of carbon to lakes requires hydrologic connectivity,
whether across the surface or within the subsurface. Significant uncertainty
exists regarding the exchange of water in low slope/low precipitation
environments. These characteristics make defining where uplands and wetlands
end and lakes begin difficult, and highlight an often overlooked component
of ecosystem carbon flows, the terrestrial-aquatic interface. Currently the
magnitude and extent of Temperate and Arctic-Boreal seasonally inundated
land remains unknown. The research conducted by this post-doctoral scientist
will test the hypothesis that the region of inundated soils are hotspots for
the cycling of carbon and that these ecosystems represent a component of the
landscape highly vulnerable to both land cover and climate change. Through
this research position, the postdoctoral scientist will conduct extensive
field studies as part of ongoing collaborative research efforts through the
USGS and the NASA ABoVE project, to trace carbon from terrestrial through
wetland to open water environments across northern latitudes.



LOCATION:

The University of Washington (UW) is located in the greater Seattle
metropolitan area, with a dynamic, multicultural community of 3.7 million
people and a range of ecosystems from mountains to ocean.  The UW serves a
diverse population of 80,000 students, faculty, and staff including 25%
first-generation college students, over 25% Pell Grant student and faculty
from over 70 countries.  The UW is a recipient of a National Science
Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award to increase the
advancement of women in science, engineering, and math (see
<https://advance.washington.edu/> https://advance.washington.edu/).



For additional information please contact Dr. David E. Butman at the
University of Washington



Primary Advisors: David Butman, ( <mailto:dbutman at uw.edu> dbutman at uw.edu)
206-685-0953, Kimberly Wickland, USGS ( <mailto:kpwick at usgs.gov>
kpwick at usgs.gov), 303-541-3072





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