[ES_JOBS_NET] Crop Modeling Postdoc at Los Alamos National Laboratory

[Xu, Chonggang]

What You Will Do
Are you looking for opportunities to grow your vegetation modeling skills while answering pressing questions about how climate extremes will impact on crop yields? The Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES) Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has immediate openings for one postdoctoral research associates with experience in crop or vegetation modeling. You will work as part of an interdisciplinary modeling and observational team to assess the impact of climate change on crop production. You will contribute to collaborative projects with a focus on shared outcomes, publish results in high-impact peer-reviewed journals and present your work at professional conferences. The term of the appointment is two (2) years, with the option to extend to a third year depending on performance and funding availability.
What You Need
Minimum Job Requirements:
●      Ph.D. in a STEM field
●      Record of publishing in peer-reviewed journals
●      Communication skills as evidenced by publications and oral presentations at conferences
●      Ability to obtain a DOE Q clearance, which typically requires U.S. citizenship


Education/Experience: Candidates must have received a Ph.D. within the last five years in a STEM field, or will have completed all Ph.D. requirements by commencement of appointment.


Desired Qualifications:
●      Research experience in crop science, biology, or earth and environmental sciences
●      Experience programming in either Python, R, Fortran, Matlab, or a similar language
●      Experience with high performance computing

Note to Applicants:
Please submit your application package, consisting of a CV and a cover letter, through https://lanl.jobs/ [job #IRC104615, link: https://lanl.jobs/search/jobdetails/crop-modeling-postdoc/9043faa5-bab5-403a-a1b8-2d37d633c6ca]. Your cover letter should explicitly address how you meet each of the minimum requirements and any of the desired skills, if applicable. No applicant is expected to have all of the desired skills. Anyone who meets the minimum requirements is encouraged to apply. Please direct questions about these positions to Chonggang Xu (cxu at lanl.gov<mailto:cxu at lanl.gov>) and Kurt Solander (ksolander at lanl.gov<mailto:ksolander at lanl.gov>). Review of applications will begin as soon as we receive them.

Candidates may be considered for a Director's Fellowship and outstanding candidates may be considered for the prestigious J. Robert Oppenheimer, Richard P. Feynman, or Frederick Reines Fellowships. For general information about the application processes and LANL fellowships refer to the LANL Postdoctoral Program<http://www.lanl.gov/careers/career-options/postdoctoral-research/postdoc-program/index.php> page.
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