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We are looking for an amazing postdoc to join our project team!! See below job ad and please get in touch if you have any questions.</div>
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<b>Job description: </b>We are looking for an amazing Postdoctoral Research Associate to join a NASA Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) project. This work aims to integrate hyperspectral observations from the EMIT platform and other complementary
multi-scale observation records with the goal of mapping of dryland plant and soil community composition and functional diversity across first the Colorado Plateau and, eventually, global drylands. A particular emphasis of the project will be the development
of novel maps of biological soil crust cover community composition and function. Biocrusts are photosynthetic soil surface communities of cyanobacteria, mosses, and/or lichens that cover vast expanses of the planet’s terrestrial surface and play critical roles
in soil stabilization, fertility, water cycling, and carbon exchange with the atmosphere. Biocrusts are found on all continents and coarse global estimates suggest that these photosynthetic soil communities make up 12% of Earth’s land surface (which is a lot!).
Despite their global extent and critical importance, biocrusts have yet to be accurately mapped using satellite observations, and thus our scalable, quantitative understanding of biocrust community composition, coverage, function, and response to global change
remains in its infancy compared to our understanding of vascular plants. The position will be based in Dr. Bill Smith’s lab at the University of Arizona and co-advised by Dr. Stefanie Herrmann (University of Arizona), Dr. Miguel Villarreal (the U.S. Geological
Survey), and Dr. Sasha Reed (the U.S. Geological Survey). The successful applicant will also work closely with collaborators from the NASA EMIT Science and Applications Team. Importantly, the collaborative nature of this project provides unique flexibility
in work location. The successful candidate will have the option to either relocate to one of multiple existing research locations (with options in Arizona, Utah, and Colorado) or we are also open to the option of remote employment. </div>
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<b><i>The selected postdoc will be coming into a mature project with robust opportunities for high impact publications based on a wealth of existing workflows and data, including unpublished hyperspectral datasets at the species, drone, aircraft (GEMx), and
satellite (EMIT, EnMAP, PACE) scale from multiple field campaigns carried out in support of this project.
</i></b>Our highly supportive, collaborative, and innovative team is committed to mentoring the postdoctoral scholar in their research and in fostering their development of diverse career skills and a strong professional network. </div>
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<b>Responsibilities: </b>The position is full-time and 100% research with the expectation of travel to team field campaigns and/or workshops. The postdoctoral fellow will be responsible for developing novel hypotheses, processing and analyzing large drone-,
aircraft-, and satellite-based datasets, integrating these data with ground-based measurements, and developing innovative geospatial and statistical methods. </div>
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They will be well-supported and expected to lead high impact manuscripts for publication in top peer-reviewed journals and present research findings at national conferences. </div>
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<b>Minimum qualifications: </b></div>
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Ph.D. in Ecosystem Ecology, Remote Sensing, Biogeochemistry or a closely related field. </li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 1.5px;">
Demonstrated skill in remote sensing and geospatial data analysis. </li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 1.5px;">
A record of publication in peer-reviewed journals. </li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
Strong oral and written communication skills. </li></ul>
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<b>Desired qualifications: </b></div>
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Interest and/or a research background in dryland ecosystem ecology. A previous research focus on biocrust community composition and their functional role within dryland ecosystems is not required but would be viewed favorably. </li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 1.5px;">
A research background in spatiotemporal analysis using R, Python, and/or comparable computer programming languages. Experience in high performance computing is not required but would be viewed favorably. </li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 1.5px;">
Expertise in working with satellite data over large spatial extents. Experience working with satellite-based hyperspectral observations specifically is not a requirement but would be viewed favorably. </li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
Experience as a field ecologist and involvement in field campaigns is not required but would be viewed favorably. Experience in proximal remote sensing and/or with drones is not required but would be viewed favorably. </li></ul>
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<b>Application: </b></div>
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All application materials must be submitted electronically through the University of Arizona Human Resources ‘career’ website (req23750): </div>
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We request a CV, names and e-mail addresses of three (3) references, and a statement of research interests (1-2 page). The position is open until filled, but we will begin reviewing applications on September 15, 2025. Please feel free to email Bill Smith at
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">School of Natural Resources and the Environment,</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">N417 Environment & Natural Resources 2,</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">University of Arizona</span><br>
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