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<div style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif">* Application deadline is 15 November 2024 *</span></span></span></div>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;line-height:100%;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(117,117,117);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">The </span><a href="https://umich.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7439514fc7ae0951e448822a5&id=b425404058&e=a871eb11c3" style="color:rgb(0,124,137);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">Institute of Global Change Biology</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">
(IGCB) at the University of Michigan is seeking another round of
exceptional applicants for the IGCB Michigan Postdoctoral Fellows
Program. Successful applicants will have the opportunity and support to
advance research in any aspect of global change biology. They will also
be able to participate in programs that include career mentoring,
professional development, and academic networking opportunities.
Applicants with interest across all areas of global change biology are
invited to apply. We encourage applicants to contact at least two
potential postdoc mentors at Michigan– we highly encourage co-mentoring.
Preference will be given to applicants who bridge disciplines;
co-mentoring across schools/departments is strongly encouraged.
Co-funding (e.g. through grants to potential co-mentors or postdoc
fellowships to candidates) is also encouraged but not expected.
Potential mentors and their areas of interest are available through our </span><a href="https://umich.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7439514fc7ae0951e448822a5&id=304401f3fb&e=a871eb11c3" style="color:rgb(0,124,137);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">list of possible faculty mentors</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)"> (see
both the Steering Committee and Affiliated Faculty sections), although
University of Michigan faculty mentors who are not yet affiliated with
the IGCB will also be considered.</span></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;line-height:100%;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(117,117,117);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif">The
application deadline is November 15 2024. Research in global change
biology happens in many departments and units on campus, so Fellows
could be jointly based in one of a number of departments and the IGCB.
Successful applicants would be able to start their appointment as soon
as feasible after a decision has been reached, but preferably not later
than June 30, 2025 (although we can be flexible as needed). Most
postdocs are expected to be for two years, although University protocols
require a one-year initial appointment and subsequent evaluation.
Postdocs of more than two years may be feasible when co-funding is
available.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:100%;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(117,117,117);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">Applications
must include: (1) A cover letter (1 page); (2) a CV; (3) a research
statement including plans for proposed research and anticipated mentors
at the University of Michigan (3 pages maximum), including a short
paragraph describing how the applicant’s research would fit in with and
contribute to the </span><a href="https://umich.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7439514fc7ae0951e448822a5&id=b2f42cadb8&e=a871eb11c3" style="color:rgb(0,124,137);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">IGCB Research Themes</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">,
(4) brief statement describing interest in, experience with, and
commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusivity (1 page); (5) names and
contact information for three references; please ask all three to
upload their letters </span><a href="https://umich.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7439514fc7ae0951e448822a5&id=6e33dda2f3&e=a871eb11c3" style="color:rgb(0,124,137);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">here</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">. Combine all parts of the application into a single PDF and upload the file in the </span><a href="https://umich.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7439514fc7ae0951e448822a5&id=4411c541e8&e=a871eb11c3" style="color:rgb(0,124,137);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">application form here</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">. Contact the IGCB Program Manager (Dr Sarah Raubenheimer; </span><a href="mailto:sraubs@umich.edu" style="color:rgb(0,124,137);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">sraubs@umich.edu</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">) with any questions.</span></span></span></p>
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<div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,128);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:8.5pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We invite applications from all fields of global change biology. * In addition to proposing a new project in collaboration with a faculty advisor, applicants also have the option to work on existing projects that already have partial funding from other grants. These pre-determined projects are available for IGCB-funded postdocs to join. Applicants can collaborate with the relevant faculty to incorporate these projects into their IGCB proposal. For more information, see the project descriptions at the end of this call. *</span><br>
<span style="font-size:11px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif">* Existing projects for possible partnership:<br>
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<strong>1. From trees to stands: Assessing forest ecosystems integrated multifunctionality at scales relevant to decision making</strong><br>
Faculty lead PI: <strong>Inés Ibáñez</strong> - SEAS<br>
Co-PI: <strong>Aimee Classen</strong> - UMBS<br>
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The main objective of this project is to develop integrated models of
forest multifunctionality at the stand-level that incorporate processes,
products, drivers and, most importantly, codependencies across the
atmospheric, vegetation, and soil components of a forest with the goal
of identifying connections, feedbacks, and thresholds that advance
integrated science and that inform sustainable management and
conservation. The integrated analysis we propose will increase accuracy
and precision of estimates of forest function by accounting for the
interdependencies of water usage, biomass production, and decomposition,
i.e., the integrated multifunctionality of systems. Contact Profs
Ibáñez (<span><span role="gridcell"><span><a href="mailto:iibanez@umich.edu" target="_blank">iibanez@umich.edu</a></span></span></span>) and Classen (<a href="mailto:aclassen@umich.edu" target="_blank">aclassen@umich.edu</a> ) if you are interested in writing your IGCB application to work on this project.</span><br>
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<strong>2. Combining ecological first principles and AI to better
upscale and predict global carbon, nutrient and water cycles on a
changing planet</strong><br>
Faculty lead PI: <strong>Peter Reich</strong> – IGCB/SEAS<br>
Co-PI: <strong>M Ombadi</strong> – CLASP, <strong>Inés Ibáñez</strong> – SEAS<br>
Partner – <strong>A Banerjee</strong> (U. Illinois, Computer Sciences)<br>
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The proposed work will upscale CO2 and water vapor flux data, global
observational ecological data, and global change experiment data to the
globe to advance understanding of the interacting effects of multiple
drivers and better quantify global patterns of carbon and water
biosphere-atmosphere exchange. Those outputs will also serve as
benchmarking for predictive process-based land surface modeling that
incorporates improvements in ecosystem physiology, global change
responses, plant- soil feedbacks, and global vegetation trait
parameterization. Contact P Reich (<a href="mailto:preich@umich.edu" target="_blank">preich@umich.edu</a>) if you are interested in writing your IGCB application to work on this project.</span></span><br>
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<div style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,128)"><strong>3. Quantitative Coupled Human-Ecological Dynamics under Climate Change </strong><br>
Faculty lead PI: <strong>Peter Reich</strong> – IGCB/SEAS<br>
Co-PI: <strong>A Agrawal</strong>– SEAS<br>
Partner – <strong>K Grace</strong> (U. Minnesota, Geography)<br>
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We seek to understand coupled and complex system dynamics across scales
to examine (i) consequences of climate change mitigation and/or
adaptation strategies from holistic and coupled human and ecological
dimensions or (ii) the dynamics and mechanisms of social change in the
face of climate change. The specific systems, geographic domains, and
questions are open-ended, however we expect the postdoc to engage with
the IPUMS center at the U. Minnesota, a world-leading census and survey
data center. The human dimensions under study could include critical
human outcomes such as household economic well-being, health, or social
justice and equity, and the ecological dimensions could include
ecosystem sustainability, health, function, or services. We will use
multidimensional data sets to explore human/environment interactions in a
context of climate change; the researcher will use spatial quantitative
tools to link these data over time and space to land use, climate,
political change and more. Contact P Reich (<a href="mailto:preich@umich.edu" target="_blank">preich@umich.edu</a>) if you are interested in writing your IGCB application to work on this project.<br>
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4. <strong>Quantifying Effects of Diverse Wetland Features on Climate Change in North America</strong><br>
Faculty lead PI: <strong>Jessica Fayne</strong> - EES<br>
Co-PI: <strong>Jenan Kharbush</strong> - EES<br>
Co-PI: <strong>Alexandra Szcuka</strong> - CEE<br>
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Understanding how GHG in wetlands varies over diverse land use classes
and climate zones is critical for identifying how potential manipulation
or restoration of wetland components aiming to reduce climate change
impacts may affect other competing ecosystem services provided by
wetlands. While the scales of previous studies cannot provide the
ability to make recommendations for the management, maintenance, or
monitoring of wetlands to support CS, these studies provide useful
frameworks for how we can study GHG fluxes at a high spatial resolution
(100m), for a broad, continental scale. The main objective of this
project is to use remote sensing to develop and improve scaling
relationships between wetland characteristics and greenhouse gas fluxes,
at sub-kilometer scales in North America. The goal of this work is to
increase the accuracy and precision of GHG estimates, which will enable
actionable interventions to be developed to improve carbon storage with
supporting wetlands. The candidate should have strong remote sensing
and/or modeling skills, which would enable them to assess the impacts of
land cover variability. The researcher will help design and lead the
research component of a pilot scale project to assess the impacts of
vegetation type and vegetation health in wetlands on carbon flux
estimates. The start date for this position is expected to be between
January-March 2025. Contact Profs Fayne (<a href="mailto:JFayne@umich.edu" target="_blank">JFayne@umich.edu</a>) and Kharbush (<a href="mailto:JenanJK@umich.edu" target="_blank">JenanJK@umich.edu</a>) if you are interested in writing your IGCB application to work on this project. </span></span></div>
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