[ES_JOBS_NET] New postdoc position (Keenan Group, UC Berkeley)

[Trevor Keenan]

Please see below for a new postdoc opportunity in my group and feel free to
forward to anyone who might be interested.

Apologies for cross-posting!


Trevor


*Postdoctoral Scholar*

*Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management*

*UC Berkeley  *



There is an opening for a creative and motivated postdoctoral scholar
position in the group of Prof. Keenan (www.keenangroup.info) at UC Berkeley.
This individual will participate in the NSF-funded PREEVENTS project, aimed
at advancing efforts to understand and forecast flash droughts. The work
will be focused on the central role of vegetation in drought development
through its influence on soil moisture and heat fluxes. To do so, the
postdoctoral researcher will use eddy-covariance observations, remote
sensing, machine learning and land surface models to improve our
understanding of local to global drought and ecological forecasting.

Applications will be reviewed from June 30th until filled.



*Specific Duties of the Position will include:*

·       The application of quantitative analytical methods to large datasets

·       Critical appraisal of ecological and physiological theory

·       Model development and implementation

·       Presentation of results at scientific meetings

·       Publishing of results in scientific journals

·       Working as part of a multi-institutional team

·       Mentoring graduate and undergraduate students



*BASIC QUALIFICATIONS *(at the time of application)

·       PhD (or equivalent international degree) or enrolled in a PhD
degree program (or equivalent international degree)



*ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS *(by start date)

·       PhD (or equivalent international degree)

·       The candidate should have no more than four years of post-degree
research experience

·       Proficient coding skills in at least one of: R, Matlab, Python

·       Knowledge of ecophysiology and plant biochemistry

·       Experience working with data relevant to ecosystem states, traits
and rates

·       Demonstrated numerical and communication skills

·       Demonstrated ability to work in an integrated team environment



*PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS *(by start date)

·       PhD in plant physiology, ecology, or a related field

·       Demonstrated quantitative and computational skills

·       Demonstrated written and verbal communications skills

·       Domain knowledge in ecology, ecosystem science or ecophysiology

·       Demonstrated ability to publish papers in international peer-
reviewed journals

·       Ability to work independently and as part of a larger team



*APPOINTMENT*

This position reports to Dr. Trevor Keenan.  The initial appointment is
100% for one (1) year with the possibility of an extension, based on
satisfactory performance and availability of funding.



*TO APPLY*

Visit:  *https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF02398
<https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF02398>*



Contact information of three references is required, only those of
finalists will be contacted. All letters will be treated as confidential
per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer
potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party
(i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of
confidentiality: http://apo.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html.

The recruitment will remain open until filled.

Please direct questions to Dr. Trevor Keenan at
trevorkeenan at berkeley.edu


Berkeley seeks to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected
veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination
and affirmative action policy see:
http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct.

The department is interested in candidates who will contribute to diversity
and equal opportunity in higher education through their work.
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Asst. Professor, Dept. of Env. Science, Policy and Management, UC Berkeley
Faculty Scientist, Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Berkeley Lab
www.keenangroup.info
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