******************************************************************* Please see below for an announcement about an exciting post-doctoral opportunity in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. Your help in disseminating the announcement to potential candidates is much appreciated.
Cheers, Kimberly A. Novick Assistant Professor of Ecosystem Ecology School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) Indiana University Bloomington. 1315 E. 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47408 Phone: 812.855.3010 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW BIOMETEOROLOGY/ ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS INDIANA UNIVERSITY, BLOOMINGTON We are seeking a highly-motivated postdoctoral fellow to join our forest ecology and bio-meteorology research team at Indiana University (IU) - Bloomington. Our work is focused on explaining ecosystem carbon and water cycle dynamics in forests using a range of approaches and tools, including eddy covariance flux measurements, remotely sensed indices of vegetation functioning, and observations of key components of belowground element cycling. The work of the postdoctoral fellow will be focused on linkages between above-ground and below-ground processes driving the biosphere-atmosphere exchange of carbon dioxide and water vapor. The successful applicant should have experience in combining observation and modeling approaches to relate trends in ecosystem carbon and water cycling to biophysical drivers, including meteorological variables, nutrient dynamics, and/or disturbance events. The postdoc will be mentored by Dr. Kimberly Novick (School of Public Affairs) and Dr. Richard Phillips (Biology). The majority of the work will involve data collected at the Morgan Monroe State Forest AmeriFlux site, which is located about 30 minutes from the IU-Bloomington campus and which has been an active flux measurement site since 1998. The postdoc will also have an opportunity to analyze data from a new flux tower located in an intensely managed loblolly pine forest situated in the Crossett Experimental Forest in southern Arkansas. Qualifications: The successful application will have earned a Ph.D. in ecology, civil engineering, or environmental science. Applicants experienced in managing and process eddy covariance flux data are strongly encouraged to apply. Experience in using meteorological and forest-ecology instrumentation is also strongly preferred. Successful applicants will demonstrate the ability to work independently and to mentor undergraduate and graduate research assistants. Salary: Commensurate with experience. Full benefits included. Please send a cover letter, full CV, pdf(s) of relevant publications and the names of 3 references (with phone numbers and email addresses). Applications should be sent to Kimberly Novick <[email protected]> or a hard copy to Kimberly Novick, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, 702 North Walnut Avenue, Indiana University, MSB II, Room 322, Bloomington, IN 47405. Review of applications will begin April 15, 2013 and continue until the position is filled. For specific questions or more information, please contact Dr. Novick. ****Please include Postdoctoral fellow in the subject line of your email.**** Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, Educator and Contractor, M/F/D and strongly committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The university actively encourages applications and nominations of women, persons of color, applicants with disabilities and members of other underrepresented groups. *******************************************************************
