Post Doctoral Position: Dissolved Organic Material Biogeochemistry of Antarctic Glacial Stream
A full-time, NSF-funded, postdoctoral position is available to conduct research as part of a recently funded interdisciplinary project focusing on production and transformation of labile and refractory DOM generated by the growth of algae and bacteria in a supra-glacial stream ecosystem in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. This stream forms annually on the sediment covered surface of the Cotton Glacier. This collaborative research will be conducted by Dr. Christine Foreman, a microbial ecologist at Montana State University, Dr. Yo Chin, a geochemist at the Ohio State University and Dr. Diane McKnight, a limnologist at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) at the University of Colorado, Boulder. The successful applicant will be based at INSTAAR in the laboratory of Diane McKnight (http://instaar.colorado.edu/people/bios/mcknight.html) and will conduct field and laboratory based research on chemistry of the DOM in the supra- glacial stream and the biogeochemical processes driving its production. Qualifications: A Ph.D. in environmental engineering, earth or environmental science, environmental chemistry or a closely related field is required; experience with analytical methods for characterizing DOM and/or trace metals and field research experience are desired. Applicants must have strong quantitative skills, and be comfortable working independently and within a team environment. The successful applicant will participate in two 2.5 month-long field seasons in the McMurdo Dry Valleys working on site, in a field camp and at McMurdo Station. Salary: $42,000/yr depending upon qualifications, plus University of Colorado benefits. The position is available for 1.75 years. Closing Date: Review of applications will begin 15 August, 2009 with the position available to begin 1 October 2009. Applications: Please send via email a cover letter stating your research accomplishments and interests, curriculum vitae, two representative publications, and the names and contact information for three references to: Dr. Diane McKnight, [email protected], 303 492-4687.
