[ES_JOBS_NET] Postdoctoral Research Associate: Forest Micrometeorology and Carbon Flux Processes, Oak Ridge, TN USA

[Rick Saylor - NOAA Federal]

NOAA’s Air Resources Laboratory, Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion
Division, in Oak Ridge, TN, is seeking applicants for a post-doctoral
research associate position to lead research efforts concerning a FLUXNET
monitoring site near Oak Ridge, TN.  The Chestnut Ridge/Walker Branch eddy
covariance flux monitoring sites have obtained nearly three decades of
forest micrometeorological and carbon flux observations. The Chestnut Ridge
site is currently undergoing a major upgrade to enhance its ability to
characterize the carbon budget and increase scientific understanding of
surface-atmosphere exchange processes.  The successful candidate will
spearhead the analysis of historical data from the sites as well as oversee
installation and configuration of the new instrumentation and participate
in analysis of the resulting data.



Potential research topics for this project include analyses focused on
trends in net ecosystem exchange (NEE) and evapotranspiration (ET) over the
site’s lifetime, and the impact of climate change on those trends;
 evaluation of the representativeness of the site's measurements at the
landscape scale; analyses of enhanced multi-layer forest
micro-meteorological and CO2 and/or CH4 flux measurements; and modeling
studies to account for complex terrain effects in land-atmosphere
interactions and landscape-scale fluxes or to predict how carbon fluxes may
differ under a changing climate.



Applicants should have a Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences, meteorology, or a
closely related field, and should have experience in the installation and
quality assurance of eddy covariance and meteorological instrumentation as
well as experience in the processing and analysis of such data.
Familiarity with Python is preferred, although experience with Matlab, R or
IDL is also acceptable.  The ideal candidate would also be familiar with
computer modeling of atmospheric processes.  Good communication skills,
both orally and in writing, are essential for this position.



Interested candidates should contact Rick Saylor (rick.saylor at noaa.gov) for
more information and details on the application process.
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