<div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Hi, w<span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify">e are looking for highly motivated individuals to fill<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>two postdoc positions</b><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>(Université de Montréal [UdeM]). Working as part of a larger team including university, government scientists and Indigenous partners, the three individuals will work on different aspects of a recently funded project aiming to shed light on how tall shrub encroachment affects tundra vegetation composition, structure and diversity, and associated surface-atmosphere interactions across scales</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify">.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify">Funded through the Institute for Data Valorisation (IVADO) and ArcticNet, the two-year positions are primarily based in Montréal, Québec with regular research visits to Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) in Waterloo, ON and Trail Valley Creek (TVC) near Inuvik, NT:<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.wlu.ca/academics/research/partnerships/gnwt/research-sites/trail-valley-creek.html">https://www.wlu.ca/academics/research/partnerships/gnwt/research-sites/trail-valley-creek.html</a></span><span lang="EN-US"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">Montréal is home to several research-intensive universities and research clusters, including a vibrant artificial intelligence community centered on Mila - Quebec AI Institute. Collectively, these world-renowned institutions provide ample career development and collaboration opportunities.</span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">A competitive salary for the postdoc positions is based on the candidate’s experience.</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US">Postdoc_1: Land surface-atmosphere interactions.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US">Based at UdeM, postdoc_1 will process, analyze and upscale flux measurements collected at the TVC Research Station. The “nested”. Arctic flux set-up includes three eddy covariance towers and an automated chamber system: a 20-m landscape tower > two 5-m ecosystem towers > 18 automated chambers (see some footage here: <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/q7pmdw8s83gh0lq/AADUm4MYyP2lIhVFYFL5M7CEa?dl=0">https://www.dropbox.com/sh/q7pmdw8s83gh0lq/AADUm4MYyP2lIhVFYFL5M7CEa?dl=0</a>)</span><b><span lang="EN-US"></span></b><span lang="EN-US"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US">Postdoc_2: High-resolution image classification.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US">Based at UdeM and WLU, postdoc_2 will collect ultra-high resolution unmanned-aerial vehicle imagery over the terrestrial-aquatic Artic landscape to identify and measure individual plants and map plant communities and land cover using deep learning methods.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Ideal applicants for the two postdoc positions have<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></span></b></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">1)<span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">   <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">a strong quantitative background obtained through a PhD in ecology, environmental science, computer science, Earth system science, etc.,</span></font></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">2)<span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">   <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">in at least some aspects of the project (e.g., micrometeorology, deep learning, image classification),</span></font></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">3)<span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">   <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">the ability to work independently and effectively as part of a team setting consisting of university, government, and Indigenous researchers, and</span></font></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">4)<span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">   <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">excellent written and oral communication skills in English, and</span></font></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">5)<span style="font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">   <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">a track record of timely completion of projects and publications.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Please email questions regarding the positions and application packages consisting of cover letter, curriculum vitae, an English writing sample (ideally a publication), copies of academic credentials, and names and contact information of at least two referees to:<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, sans-serif">oliver.sonnentag *at* <a href="http://umontreal.ca">umontreal.ca</a> (postdoc_1)</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, sans-serif">jbaltzer *at* <a href="http://wlu.ca">wlu.ca</a> (postdoc_2)</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, sans-serif">etienne.laliberte *at* <a href="http://umontreal.ca">umontreal.ca</a> (postdoc_2)</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The review of applications will commence immediately until the positions are filled.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Sorry for cross-posting. Please let me know if you have any questions. </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Regards, Oliver</font></span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Professeur agrégé Oliver Sonnentag, PhD</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Chaire de recherche du Canada en<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Biogéosciences atmosphériques en hautes latitudes</i></font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Département de géographie</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Université de Montréal</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">1375 Avenue Thérèse-Lavoie-Roux</span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Montréal, QC H2V 0B3</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Canada</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;min-height:14px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margi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