<div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>Link to the full ad is <a href="https://jobs.ornl.gov/Exempt/job/Oak-Ridge-Postdoctoral-Research-Associate-Environmental-GeochemistryBiogeochemistry-TN-37830/1133857200/">here</a>.</b></font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">The Environmental Sciences Division (ESD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) seeks a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in environmental (bio)geochemistry and hydrology. This researcher will use a suite of analytical tools to understand biogeochemical processes in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, with a particular emphasis on how biogeochemical processes respond to variable hydrology and salinity.</span><br></font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;clear:both;color:rgb(85,85,85)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Major Duties/Responsibilities: </font></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;clear:both;color:rgb(85,85,85)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The candidate will directly support the project “Biogeochemical controls on phosphorus cycling in urban-influenced coastal ecosystems” funded by the DOE Early Career Research Program. The objective of this research is to evaluate how coastal biogeochemistry is shaped by large-scale water diversions along the Louisiana Gulf Coast.</font></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;clear:both;color:rgb(85,85,85)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;clear:both;color:rgb(85,85,85)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The specific aims of this research are to (1) evaluate how water level, redox potential, and salinity vary spatially and in response to seasonal and episodic disturbances; (2) examine how a suite of biogeochemical solutes that include phosphorus are mobilized into soil solution across redox and salinity gradients; (3) quantify inorganic and organic phosphorus reservoirs within wetland soils across different seasons; and (4) explore how mobilization of soil phosphorus responds to experimental redox and salinity manipulations. Findings from this research will inform process-based models being developed to simulate biogeochemical reactions in coastal systems and will be particularly beneficial to expanding modeling capabilities within the E3SM Land Model (ELM).</font></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;clear:both;color:rgb(85,85,85)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;clear:both;color:rgb(85,85,85)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The selected candidate will have the responsibility of:</font></span></span></span></span></p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:auto;list-style-position:outside;padding-left:revert;clear:both;color:rgb(85,85,85)"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;clear:both"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Independently and collaboratively leading field and laboratory studies to investigate one or more aims of the project.</font></span></span></span></span></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;clear:both"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Maintaining detailed scientific records, analyzing experimental data, presenting results within the research group and at national and international conferences, and preparing manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals.</font></span></span></span></span></li></ul><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:auto;list-style-position:outside;padding-left:revert;clear:both;color:rgb(85,85,85)"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;clear:both"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Maintaining a safe work environment in compliance with safety guidelines.</font></span></span></span></span></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;clear:both"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Promoting a constructive and respectful work environment.</font></span></span></span></span></li></ul><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:auto;list-style-position:outside;padding-left:revert;clear:both;color:rgb(85,85,85)"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;clear:both"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Delivering ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility by fostering a respectful workplace – in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success.</font></span></span></span></span></li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;clear:both;color:rgb(85,85,85)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;clear:both;color:rgb(85,85,85)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Basic Qualifications:</font></span></span></span></span></span></p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:auto;list-style-position:outside;padding-left:revert;clear:both;color:rgb(85,85,85)"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;clear:both"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">A PhD in Geosciences, Earth and Environmental Sciences, or a related field with a strong focus on biogeochemistry, completed within the last 5 years</font></span></span></span></span></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;clear:both"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">A strong record of independent and productive research, as indicated by conference presentations and/or publications in peer-reviewed journals.</font></span></span></span></span></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;clear:both"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a large multidisciplinary team, and should be able to design and execute experiments, perform data analyses, and interpret experimental results.</font></span></span></span></span></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;clear:both"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.</font></span></span></span></span></li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;clear:both;color:rgb(85,85,85)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;clear:both;color:rgb(85,85,85)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Preferred Qualifications:</font></span></span></span></span></span></p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:auto;list-style-position:outside;padding-left:revert;clear:both;color:rgb(85,85,85)"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;clear:b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