The Department of Plant Sciences of California-Davis is seeking to hire
a Biogeochemical Modeler for a 1-year (with possible extension)
post-doctoral research position. The incumbent will conduct simulation
modeling exercises for mechanistic hypotheses generation and will be
involved in modeling assessments of regional greenhouse gas emissions.
The mechanistic modeling will focus on soil C dynamics in deeper soil
layers and soil aggregates. The main objectives are to include
measurable pools and isotopic data into prototype models to further
constrain and thereby improve the initialization and parameterization of
the models and generate novel hypotheses to be experimentally tested.
Within the regional greenhouse gas emission assessments, the work will
be focused on biofuel systems and modeling of alternative management
practices and the incumbent will be responsible for collaboration with
economists to facilitate the linking of the modeling results with
economic analyses. The incumbent is expected to supervise Ph.D. and/or
M.S. students. A Ph.D. in biogeochemistry with a strong background in
simulation modeling and experience in computer programming (e.g.,
Fortran, C, Matlab, Unix Shell Scripting, etc.) is required. Salary is
$38,758 per annum plus full benefits. Submit application letter,
curriculum vitae and the names of three references to Dr. Johan Six,
Department of Plant Sciences, One Shields Avenue, University of
California, Davis, CA 95616. Phone: 530-752-1212, Fax: 530-752-4361,
Email: [email protected]. The University of California is an affirmative
action/equal opportunity employer.
