[ES_JOBS_NET] Postdoctoral Fellowship in Harmful Algal Blooms Nutrient Ecology - University of Michigan, CIGLR (Ann Arbor, MI)

[Margaret Throckmorton]

*Job Opening: **Postdoctoral Fellowship in Harmful Algal Blooms Nutrient
Ecology *


*Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes ResearchSchool for Environment and
SustainabilityUniversity of Michigan*


*Summary*A postdoctoral fellowship is available for a highly qualified
individual to join the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research
(CIGLR, https://ciglr.seas.umich.edu/). The successful candidate will work
with a team at CIGLR and the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research
Laboratory (GLERL) to improve models of how nutrient availability and
nutrient imbalance affect harmful algal blooms. Numerous studies have found
direct or correlative evidence that available phosphorus (P) and nitrogen
(N) concentrations, or alternatively the N:P ratio, drive bloom biomass,
community composition, and toxin concentration. However, parsing the effect
of each of these drivers from environmental sampling data is problematic
because;

   1. Available N, P, and N:P (measure of imbalance) are covariate through
   time, particularly during bloom periods.
   2. These effects are strongly scale-dependent.
   3. The outcomes from such investigations are often counter-intuitive or
   do not match the causal mechanisms as understood from mechanistic
   laboratory experiments.

The candidate will apply complementary statistical methodologies to
separate the effects of N and P concentrations, and imbalance in N:P, on
bloom biomass, community composition, and toxin concentration using our
long-term dataset from western Lake Erie and potentially other datasets.
In addition to statistical modeling, the candidate will assist with
planning and overseeing laboratory chemostat experiments using Microcystis
isolates from Lake Erie.

*Required Qualifications*

   - A Ph.D. in natural sciences with research experience in limnology,
   plankton or aquatic microbial ecology, or a similar field.
   - Research or graduate experience in contemporary statistical modeling
   techniques (e.g. Bayesian multilevel models, path analysis, causal
   analysis).
   - Familiarity with data analysis and visualization in a scripting
   environment using R, Python, or similar software.
   - Demonstrated ability to analyze data and lead the writing of
   manuscripts for refereed journal publication.


*Desired Qualifications*

   - Experience with harmful algal blooms and nutrients
   - Experience with confronting environmental data with predictions from
   laboratory experiments or physiological mechanisms
   - Experience working with chemostat cultures (not necessarily
   phytoplankton)

*For more information and to apply:*
Visit
https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/235106/postdoctoral-fellowship-harmful-algal-blooms-nutrient-ecology

The application deadline is 7/01/2023.
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*Margaret Throckmorton (she | hers)*
Administrative Project Coordinator
University of Michigan
Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR)
@ NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL)
4840 South State Road | Ann Arbor, MI 48108
734.647.3299
throckmj at umich.edu
ciglr.seas.umich.edu
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