[Grad-postdoc-assn] new postdoc position at U. Wisconsin: modeling effects of land use practices on earth system
Ankur Desai
adesai at ucar.edu
Thu Aug 9 15:56:22 MDT 2007
To the grad students on this list (and postdocs looking to run away)
working on land-atmosphere interaction - a postdoc position at
UW-Madison with Jon Foley on land use change. I've heard nothing but
accolades from Jon's current and former students and postdocs. Plus,
he's highly respected in the field.
also running away but first needing a beer,
Ankur Desai, Asst Professor, University of Wisconsin
new contact info:
W: AOSS 1549, Dept of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, University of
Wisconsin-Madison, 1225 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, 608-265-9201,
fax: 608-262-0166
H: 1105 Harrison St, Madison, WI 53711, 608-260-2668
E: desai at aos.wisc.edu
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: new postdoc position at U. Wisconsin: modeling effects of land
use practices on earth system
Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:47:21 -0500
From: Jon Foley <jfoley at wisc.edu>
To: Lisa M. Curran <lisa.curran at yale.edu>, Daniel Nepstad
<dnepstad at whrc.org>, Kaiyuan Li <likaiyuan at gmail.com>, Sandra Brown
<SBrown at WINROCK.ORG>, Ankur Desai <adesai at ucar.edu>, Stuart Chapin
<fffsc at uaf.edu>, Simon D Donner (sddonner at Princeton.EDU)
<sddonner at Princeton.EDU>, William (HQ-DK000) Emanuel
<William.Emanuel at nasa.gov>, Dave McGuire <ffadm at uaf.edu>, Garik
(HQ-DK000) Gutman <garik.gutman at nasa.gov>, Chris Justice
<justice at hermes.geog.umd.edu>, pierre at dsm-mail.saclay.cea.fr,
pielkesr at cires.colorado.edu, Patrick Crill <patrick.crill at geo.su.se>,
Jim Randerson <jranders at uci.edu>, Susan Trumbore <setrumbo at uci.edu>
Dear Colleagues,
Can you please pass this along to your colleagues and students?
I apologize if you receive this more than once.
Regards, Jon Foley
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*New Postdoctoral Position*
*/Effects of Land Use Practices on the Earth System/*
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*Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE)*
*University of Wisconsin*
The Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) at the
University of Wisconsin is searching for a postdoctoral scholar to help
us better understand the role of global land use practices, particularly
within modern agricultural systems, on the planetary cycles of water,
energy, carbon and nutrients.
The postdoctoral scholar will work with a new generation of coupled
atmosphere-biosphere models (based on versions of the NCAR CCSM climate
model and the IBIS terrestrial biosphere model) to explore the
importance of land use practices – including irrigation, fertilizer use,
crop selection, fire management – on the whole earth system. The work
will particularly focus on changes in climate, hydrology and
biogeochemical processes resulting from changes in global agricultural
practices. The work will be done in coordination with scientists at the
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the Oak Ridge
National Laboratory (ORNL).
Candidates with graduate training in climate and ecosystem modeling will
be strongly considered. Backgrounds in agricultural systems, global
ecosystem processes, hydrology, and biogeochemistry would be extremely
helpful. Excellent quantitative and modeling skills are required;
excellent communication and writing skills desired. The ability to work
within, and contribute to, an interdisciplinary team is a must.
Please send a complete c.v., cover letter and the names of at least
three references to Prof. Jonathan Foley (email: jfoley at wisc.edu
<ailto:jfoley at wisc.edu%22>), Director - Center for Sustainability and
the Global Environment (SAGE), University of Wisconsin, Madison,
USA. Only electronic applications will be considered. We will begin
reviewing applications on September 15, 2007.
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Prof. Jonathan Foley, Director
Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE)
Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
University of Wisconsin - Madison
*www.sage.wisc.edu*
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