<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-MsoTitle" style="margin:3.35pt 4.25pt 0in 44pt;text-indent:10.4pt;font-size:16pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold">Post-Doctoral Research Scientist on Carbon Modeling and
Climate<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>Impacts<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>Agricultural<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>Land<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>Use<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>Conservation:</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:13.85pt 4.25pt 0.0001pt 5.6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>Summary: </b>The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for
Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) seeks an exceptional
post-doctoral scientist with expertise in carbon cycling, ecosystem modeling,
and agricultural land use to study global and U.S. carbon fluxes and climate
mitigation<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>opportunities.<span style="letter-spacing:2pt"> </span>This<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>position<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>will<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>conduct<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>research,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>analyses<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>model<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>development<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>is
focused on improving the climate outcomes of agricultural production,
conservation practices, and environmental policy across diverse scales and
geographies.</p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 4.25pt 0.0001pt 5.6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>Job<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>Responsibilities:<span style="letter-spacing:2pt"> </span></b>The<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">
</span>candidate<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>will<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>lead<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>creation<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>new,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>globally<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>integrated<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>dataset<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>soil <a href="https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/resources/res_display.asp?RecordID=4344" style="color:blue">carbon<span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration-line:none">,</span></a> <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-020-0444-4" style="color:blue">biomass<span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration-line:none">,</span></a> and region- and landcover-specific <a href="https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/resources/res_display.asp?RecordID=4346" style="color:blue">emissions factors</a><span style="color:blue"> </span>to
improve estimates of emissions from land use change.<span style="letter-spacing:2pt"> </span>Together with collaborators at the USDA Economic Research
Service, Kansas State University, and Purdue University, the candidate will use
their data in concert with<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>global<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>economic<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt">
</span>models<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>identify<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt">
</span>opportunities<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>reduce<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">
</span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>environmental<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>impacts<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>land<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>use change (e.g. tropical deforestation
or temperate grassland conversion) via supply chain interventions, trade<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>policies,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>other<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>initiatives.<span style="letter-spacing:2pt"> </span>The<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>candidate<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>will<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>also<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>contribute<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>an<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>assessment<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>realizable extent and carbon sequestration
potential of agricultural conservation practices (e.g. cover crops, reduced
tillage) across the United States.<span style="letter-spacing:2pt"> </span>Additional
opportunities to collaborate on analyses of sustainable bioenergy production
and/or Natural Climate Solutions across<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>the
U.S., North America, or globe are also available depending on the candidate’s
availability and interest.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0.05pt 0in 0.0001pt 5.6pt;line-height:13.8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Ideal<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>qualifications<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:12pt">include<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>some<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">following:</span></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Expertise<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>terrestrial<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>carbon<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>cycle<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>science,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">
</span>modeling,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>and <span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">assessment</span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0.05pt 0in 0in 41.6pt;line-height:14.65pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Experience<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>process-based<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>ecosystem<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>models,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>data<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>synthesis,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>statistical<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">analyses</span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 8.9pt 0in 41.6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Interest<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>using<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">
</span>cloud-based<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>computing<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>resources<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>(e.g.<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>Google<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>Earth<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>Engine,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>AWS)<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>large- scale data processing to help
solve global environmental challenges</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 55.95pt 0in 41.6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Familiarity<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>agricultural<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>conservation<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>practices<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>and/or<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>impacts<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>agroecosystem
management and land use changes (e.g. nutrient use, biodiversity)</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Possess<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>Ph.D.<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>M.S.<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>plus<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>extensive<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>research<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">experience</span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 4.25pt 0.0001pt 5.6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The researcher will be joining a
highly collaborative and energetic team working with <a href="http://www.gibbs-lab.com/holly-gibbs/" style="color:blue">Prof.
Holly</a><span style="color:blue"> </span><a href="http://www.gibbs-lab.com/holly-gibbs/" style="color:blue">Gibbs</a>,
<a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xVsone4AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao" style="color:blue">Dr. Tyler Lark<span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration-line:none">,</span></a> and other members of the
<a href="http://www.gibbs-lab.com/" style="color:blue">Global Land Use
& Environment</a><span style="color:blue"> </span>lab who have
significant experience in carbon modeling and land system science.<span style="letter-spacing:3.95pt"> </span>The city of <a href="http://www.gibbs-lab.com/welcome-to-madison/" style="color:blue">Madison</a><u><span style="color:blue">, WI,</span></u><span style="color:blue"> </span>is widely<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>recognized<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>its<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>warm<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>community,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>high<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>quality<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>life,
culture<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>arts<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>scene,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>easy<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>access to natural areas.<span style="letter-spacing:2pt"> </span>Costs of living are moderate, public
transportation and bicycle paths are easy transportation options, and there is
a vibrant international community.</p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 4.25pt 0.0001pt 5.6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Applications will be reviewed upon
submission. The position is available immediately for an initial appointment<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>up<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>2<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>years,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">
</span>with<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>strong<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>potential<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">
</span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>continuation<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>pending<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">
</span>funding<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>performance. Salary is commensurate with
experience and a minimum of $51,957 per year, plus health insurance benefits.<span style="letter-spacing:2pt"> </span>The position is based in Madison, WI, with
potential for hybrid work.</p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0.05pt 4.25pt 0.0001pt 5.6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>To<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>apply,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span></b>please<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>submit<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>an<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>electronic<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>cover<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>letter<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>detailing<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">
</span>qualifications,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>CV,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>phone<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>email
addresses of three references to Dr. Tyler Lark, <a href="mailto:lark@wisc.edu" style="color:blue">lark@wisc.edu<span style="font-size:10pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration-line:none">.</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="1"><i><i><br></i></i></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>