POSTDOCTORAL OPPORTUNITY IN WATERSHED CLASSIFICATION (review begins 1Mar2007, open until filled) The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) has an immediate opening for a postdoctoral associate on a research team developing a watershed classification system for the Chesapeake Bay drainage and for southern New England. The work will integrate hydrologic flow metrics, water quality data, and biological indicators with landscape data on land use, land cover, nutrient budgets, and other metrics of disturbance and human activities. The classification system will be applied to predict impairment and prioritize management responses. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in science or geography, peer-reviewed publications, and professional presentations. Applicants should have experience with multivariate statistical analysis and background in landscape ecology, ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, nutrient transport, stream ecology, or hydrology. Other desirable skills include: watershed modeling, geographic information systems (GIS), computer programming, data base management, remote sensing, or ecological assessment of water quality or stream biota. The incumbent will be an active participant in project planning, data analysis, and scientific publications and must be able to work as part of an extended research team. The position is funded by a grant from the EPA STAR Program. Salary $37,000-$46,000 (depending on qualifications) plus benefits. For best consideration, send letter of application, resume, graduate and undergraduate transcripts (photocopies are fine), and names of three references (with telephone numbers and e-mail addresses) by March 1, 2007 to Dr. Donald Weller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), SERC, P.O. Box 28, Edgewater, MD 21037-0028. For more information on SERC visit http://www.serc.si.edu. EOE.
