The USGS, Southwest Biological Science Center, is accepting applications for a Mendenhall postdoctoral fellowship to assess regional-scale carbon cycling patterns in semi-arid ecosystems and the potential impact of climate change on ecosystem carbon storage and cycling.
Information about the Mendenhall program is available at http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/, and details of this specific opportunity are provided at http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/2013/opps/oppS2.html. Applications for this position, which include a research proposal detailing activities for a 2-year project, are due December 14, 2012. Interested candidates are encouraged to contact John Bradford ([email protected]) or any of the research advisors listed below for further information. This position will be based in Flagstaff, AZ, and will begin on or after January 2013. Mendenhall Fellows are appointed to the USGS for two years and receive full salary and benefits at the GS-12 level, and are provided operating funds consistent with their proposed research. Research Advisors: John Bradford, (925) 523-7766, [email protected]; Sasha Reed, (406) 243-4325, [email protected]; Michael Duniway, (435) 719- 2330, [email protected]; Jayne Belnap, (435) 719-2333, [email protected].
