We invite applications for a postdoctoral fellow to study ecosystem level interactions between elevated CO2, nitrogen pollution, and plant invasion. The successful applicant will be part of an interdisciplinary team that is investigating the effects of multiple interacting global change factors on plant invasion, intraspecific genetic diversity, plant ecophysiology, and ecosystem ecology. Ideally the postdoctoral fellow will quantify changes in nutrient biogeochemistry and/or plant ecophysiology in a tidal wetland ecosystem. The research will be conducted at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in the newest global change experiment within the Smithsonian Global Change Research Wetland (GCReW). The GCReW is home to the world's longest continuously running elevated CO2 experiment and several other global change experiments. The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center is a 2,650 hectare complex of upland forest, farmland and wetlands (www.serc.si.edu). Many of the Center's 100+ full-time employees commute from nearby Annapolis, MD and Washington, DC. This is a one year, grant-funded position, and continuation for another year is possible given satisfactory performance. The post doctoral fellow will be based in Dr. J. Patrick Megonigal's Biogeochemistry lab. Candidates with research interests in terrestrial ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, or physiological plant ecology are preferred. The position comes with a stipend of $45,000 per year plus a health allowance.
To apply, please e-mail a short letter of interest describing experience and qualifications (1-2 pages), CV, and list of references by March 23, 2012 to Dr. Thomas J. Mozdzer. Review of applications will begin immediately, and the search will continue until a suitable applicant is found. Preferred start date would be in May or early June 2012.
