<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Postdoctoral Opportunity in Earth and Environmental Science, Temple University</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Department of Earth and Environmental Science at Temple University (PA, USA) is seeking a full-term Postdoctoral Research Associate </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">interested in the general area of environmental impacts of renewable energy development.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="https://sites.temple.edu/ravi/2022/01/06/postdoctoral-scholar-2/" target="_blank">https://sites.temple.edu/ravi/2022/01/06/postdoctoral-scholar-2/</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The successful applicant will investigate sustainable solutions to lower the environmental and economic cost of solar energy development by providing novel analysis methodologies and field data on solar energy – agriculture colocation approaches from multiple sites. The project will evaluate environmental impacts of solar energy development on soil and water resources and explore opportunities to colocate agriculture/range crops with solar infrastructure. This NSF funded project will create research, educational and public outreach opportunities related to environmental sustainability by – training graduate and undergraduate students with novel tools and analysis, creating test sites for technology demonstrations of solar energy-agriculture colocation, providing opportunities for public outreach, science communication and teaching (including international), and broadening participation of underrepresented groups. Opportunities will also be provided for <span style="color:rgb(55,55,55)">collaborating in other ongoing projects and for </span>developing independent projects. Additional information about ongoing research projects can be found at </span><a href="http://sites.temple.edu/ravi/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">http://sites.temple.edu/ravi/</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <span style="color:rgb(55,55,55)">.</span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Learn more about our work on colocation of solar energy and agriculture: <i>Ravi et al </i></span><a href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012AGUFM.H53H1634R/abstract" target="_blank" style="color:blue;font-size:12pt"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2012</span></i></a><i style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">, </span></i><a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es404950n" target="_blank" style="color:blue;font-size:12pt"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2014</span></i></a><i style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">, </span></i><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306261915016517" target="_blank" style="color:blue;font-size:12pt"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2016</span></i></a><i style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">, Choi et al, </span></i><a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2020.00140/full" target="_blank" style="color:blue;font-size:12pt"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2020</span></i></a><i style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">, </span></i><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032121008868" target="_blank" style="color:blue;font-size:12pt"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2021</span></i></a><i style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">, Bertel et al </span></i><a href="https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm21/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/958567" target="_blank" style="color:blue;font-size:12pt"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2021</span></i></a><i style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">, Towner et al </span></i><a href="https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm21/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/960402" target="_blank" style="color:blue;font-size:12pt"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2021</span></i></a><i style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The postdoctoral position is available immediately. Initial appointment will be for one year with likely renewal pending satisfactory performance. Requirements include a Ph.D. in earth sciences, <span style="color:black">hydrology/water resources, </span>environmental science, environmental engineering or similar fields, strong organizational, communication and writing skills. <span style="color:black">Experience or interest in quantitative data analysis, sensor networks, science education/outreach activities is preferred. </span>The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to proposal writing and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Interested candidates are encouraged to contact Dr. Sujith Ravi, Associate Professor, Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (</span><a href="mailto:sravi@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">sravi@temple.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">), with your current CV and sample publications.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Temple University is a comprehensive public research university located in Philadelphia, PA. Temple University is a dynamic urban university with around 40,000 students and provides one of the nation’s most comprehensive and diverse learning environments. Temple is classified as a university with the highest research activity (R1) and is ranked by the National Science Foundation as among the top 100 universities in the country for research expenditures. </span></p></div>