Postdoctoral Research Opportunity at Lehigh University, PA Terrestrial Ecosystem Modeling
The Earth & Environmental Sciences Department at Lehigh University has an opening for one or two postdostoral associates as part of NSF Macrosystems Biology (MSB) and DOE MIT sponsored funding. The MSB project aims to explore nonlinear responses of ecosystems to climate extremes, such as floods and droughts. We will make extensive use of the Ameriflux network and new NEON data to enhance our development of the Terrestrial Ecosystem Model (TEM), as well as IPCC AR5 climate data for experiments with future scenarios. The DOE-MIT project focuses on using these data to improve NCARs CLM-CN model. The postdoctoral associate(s) will have the opportunity to use the CLM-CN within the NCAR CESM or the MIT Integrated Global Systems Model (IGSM) to explore questions related to carbon cycling within coupled atmosphere-land systems. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in earth sciences or related fields. Knowledge of Fortran or C++ as well as IDL (or Matlab or grads), and experience in scientific computing, are desired. Starting date is September or earlier. Visit the following web pages for additional details about our research programs (<http://www.lehigh.edu/~bsf208/bsf208.html>, <http://globalchange.mit.edu>). All interested applicants please send your CV and contact information for at least 3 references to Benjamin Felzer (<[email protected]>).
