Postdoc Position: Grassland Responses to Global Change Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Salary: $61,612/year
We are seeking a post-doc to contribute to ongoing global change research in mixed-grass prairie. The Prairie Heating and CO2 Enrichment (PHACE) experiment presents a wide array of opportunities for understanding community and ecosystem-level responses to global change (http://www.ars.usda.gov/Research/docs.htm?docid=16754). These opportunities include work with existing (7-year) datasets, and the generation of new datasets through intensive sampling in the final year of the study. The PHACE study is a collaborative project, run jointly by the USDA-ARS, the University of Wyoming, and Colorado State University, and the PIs and collaborators provide a range expertise from which to draw. Additional opportunities are available to evaluate relationships between climate, ecosystem processes, and productivity across the USDA Long-Term Agro-ecosystem Research network (http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/programs/programs.htm?np_code=211&docid=22480). The successful candidate should have expertise in plant ecology at the community or ecosystem level, including ecophysiology, plant-soil water relations, biogeochemistry, and/or global change ecology. Requirements include a strong publication record, excellent writing skills, and proficiency in contemporary statistics (e.g., generalized mixed models, structural equation modeling, meta-analysis). The two-year position will be located in Fort Collins, Colorado, with the USDA-ARS Rangeland Resources Research Unit (http://www.ars.usda.gov/Main/site_main.htm?modecode=54-09-00-00). Salary will be at the GS-11 level ($61,612/yr., plus benefits). Expected starting date is April 1, 2013, but is negotiable. To apply, please send a merged pdf containing a curriculum vitae, a cover letter describing research interests, up to two relevant publications, the abstract from your dissertation, and contact information for two references to [email protected]<mailto:%[email protected]>. Application deadline: March 1, 2013. For additional information, please contact Dana Blumenthal ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>; 970-492-7122) or Justin Derner ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>; 307-772-2433, x 113). Citizenship restrictions apply. USDA/ARS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider. ------------------------------------------------------ Dana Blumenthal Rangeland Resources Research Unit USDA-ARS 1701 Center Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80526 (970) 492-7122 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.
