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We are seeking a highly motivated and well prepared Postdoctoral Scholar to conduct USDA,NIFA-funded research investigating multiple ecosystem trace gas fluxes affecting the life-cycle sustainability of biofuel production in the Imperial Valley (low desert) of California. The successful candidate will continue field measurements and analyses to support a 5-year life cycle analysis of the crop plant, Sorghum bicolor. Project objectives are to quantify principal environmental and physiological drivers of fluxes and storage of water, carbon, and nitrogen. Data collection activities are designed to refine parameterization of carbon flux, evapotranspiration, GHG emission, air quality, and energy budget models appropriate for regional scaling. The study uses sensor, manual, and remote data collected as part of observational and experimental designs and couples these data with process models. Unique aspects of the research include the extreme high temperature environment and initial deployment of a new fast response N2O analyzer suitable for chamber and whole ecosystem eddy covariance measurements. Outcomes from the research will inform physiological theory of coupled biogeochemical cycles on hourly to annual time scales and will have applications for assessing the suitability of biofuel production in southern California. Candidates will need excellent preparation in plant physiology, biometeorology, physiological ecology, ecosystem ecology, or related field. Candidates with experience in field trace gas measurements, plant canopy analysis, and data-model coupling techniques are particularly encouraged to apply. The primary role of this position is to conduct micrometeorological and soil trace gas flux and plant physiological measurements. The successful candidate will provide leadership to the research team including graduate and undergraduate students, scientists, cooperative extension personnel and industry cooperators. The position provides opportunities for advanced training in whole ecosystem flux measurements of multiple trace gases and associated biogeochemical and ecosystem modeling. Development of individual research activities and collaborations with other postdocs, students, and faculty is encouraged. Location: The position is based at University of California at Riverside, CA with field work conducted near El Centro, CA. Salary: Salary and benefits are competitive and based on NIH standards Duration: 1 year, renewable annually Position requires a Ph.D. with relevant research preparation and a successful publication record, excellent scientific and nonscientific communication skills (written and oral), the ability to work outdoors in a hot desert environment (45 C), and to work aloft on instrument towers (10 m). We encourage underrepresented applicants. Inquiries and applications should be sent as a single PDF containing CV, contact information for three references, and cover letter with qualifications and research interests to both Dr. David Grantz ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) and Dr. Darrel Jenerette ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>). Position is available immediately and is open until filled. ____________________________________________ G. Darrel Jenerette Associate Professor Department of Botany and Plant Sciences University of California Riverside Riverside, CA 92521-0124 Ph: 951/214-0564 Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
