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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-font-kerning:0pt">Postgraduate Position in Nature-Based Carbon Capture<o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-font-kerning:0pt">Title of the Position:</span></i></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-font-kerning:0pt"> Environmental Research
Technician <o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">School:</span></i></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">
Yale School of the Environment</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">Appointment start date:</span></i></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">
spring 2024 <o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">Salary:</span></i></b><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-font-kerning:0pt">
</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-font-kerning:0pt">$45,000<b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">Contact:</span></i></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">
Professor James Saiers (james.saiers@yale.edu)<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li><b><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">Introduction</span></u></b><b><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.6pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">
</span></u></b><b><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">of</span></u></b><b><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.6pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">
</span></u></b><b><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">School/Department</span></u></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></li><ul>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">The successful candidate will collaborate with students, postdocs, and faculty affiliated with the Yale School of the Environment (YSE)
and the Yale Center of Natural Carbon Capture (YCNCC). YSE is leading the world toward a sustainable future with cutting-edge research, teaching, and public engagement on society’s evolving and urgent environmental challenges. To learn more about YSE, read
our Vision and Mission statements </span><a href="https://environment.yale.edu/about/vision-and-mission" id="OWA8912a997-7b9d-9b78-bb03-652e71c617c0" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">here</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>YCNCC seeks to better understand how natural processes can be enhanced to reduce atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations to help mitigate climate change while leveraging co-benefits.
<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>More information about YCNCC can be found </span>
<a href="https://naturalcarboncapture.yale.edu/" id="OWA13a09ac0-a3d5-3671-aa03-af7e5bf39138" class="OWAAutoLink"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">here</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">.<o:p> </o:p></span></li></ul>
<li><b><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">Overview</span></u></b><b><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.5pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">
</span></u></b><b><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">of</span></u></b><b><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.6pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">
</span></u></b><b><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">the</span></u></b><b><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.6pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">
</span></u></b><b><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">Position</span></u></b><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></li><ul>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">The Saiers Lab is seeking a postgraduate research assistant to participate in research projects on carbon removal from the atmosphere by
enhanced weathering.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Among our projects is a novel watershed-scale application of silicate minerals that pull atmospheric carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they are weathered by rainfall and snowmelt.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>The primary responsibilities of this position involve activities to support the chemical analysis of streamwater, soil-water, and groundwater samples collected from the field sites where the silicate minerals are applied.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span><o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">As a postgraduate research assistant, you will receive the following benefits to help further your career and prepare you for your future
endeavors:<o:p> </o:p></span></li><ul>
<li><b><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">Education:</span></i></b><b><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.5pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">
</span></i></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">You will be eligible to audit classes of interest and attend seminars hosted by YSE and other Yale departments. Through interactions
with members of your and allied research groups, you will learn about climate-change effects on ecosystems and about various approaches intended to mitigate climate change.
<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><b><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">Training:</span></i></b><b><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.6pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">
</span></i></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">You will receive comprehensive training on the use of state-of-the-art analytical instruments housed
</span>within the <a href="https://earth.yale.edu/yasic-yale-analytical-and-stable-isotope-center" id="OWA3329b7ce-59ce-1619-64d6-3d72004bf47a" class="OWAAutoLink">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">Yale Analytical and Stable Isotope Center</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">
that are used for the analyses of environmental samples. You will also gain expertise in standard techniques used in environmental laboratories and develop an understanding natural and anthropogenic processes that influence the chemistry (quality) of freshwaters.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>There will be opportunities for fieldwork and to gain experience in procedures for the collection of stream, groundwater, and soil samples. In addition, you will learn and apply statistical and computational methods used to analyze and interpret environmental
data. <o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><b><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">Mentoring:</span></i></b><b><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.4pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">
</span></i></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.4pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">You will be supervised by Professor Saiers, interact with other Yale faculty with varied interest in climate-change mitigation,
and engage extensively with postdoctoral fellows and graduate students. This engagement will involve your participation in lab-group meetings and research seminars and working closely alongside more senior members of our research team.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></li></ul>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.2pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">Location:</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.35pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt"> Class
of 1954 Environmental Science Center, 21 Sachem St, </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.2pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">New Haven, CT 06511<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">Appointment term:
</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.4pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>One
</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>year with the possibility for a one-year</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.55pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">
</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">renewal contingent on performance and availability of funding.<o:p> </o:p></span></li></ul>
<li><b><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-font-width:95%;mso-font-kerning:0pt">Qualifications</span></u></b><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-font-width:95%;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></li><ul>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">Baccalaureate
<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>or master’s degree in environmental sciences/studies, engineering, chemistry, biology, earth science, or related field.<o:p> </o:p></span></li></ul>
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</span></u></b><b><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">Apply</span></u></b><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></li><ul>
<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.3pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">Please send a CV/resume, a brief description of your background and experiences that may be relevant to this position, and the names and
contact information for two references to</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.2pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt"> Professor James Saiers at
<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span><a href="mailto:james.saiers@yale.edu" id="OWAbfe6eaee-bb1c-1fef-7cfd-483d59d79da5" class="OWAAutoLink"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing:-.2pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt">james.saiers@yale.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.2pt;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-font-kerning:0pt">The deadline for application is January 31, 2024.<o:p> </o:p></span><br>
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