POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON CAMPUS
Assistant Scientist Position in Wetlands Ecology
The School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) at Indiana
University seeks to appoint an Assistant Scientist on the Bloomington
campus. This is a non-tenure track, full-time faculty position with
up to a two-year commitment and primary obligations in the area of
research of basic and applied wetland science.
The successful applicant will be based at IU Bloomington and assume
primary responsibility for managing the daily operations of the
Wetlands Laboratory. In the Wetlands Lab, the successful applicant
will oversee instrument maintenance, lab safety and hygiene, and
mentor BS and MS students. The successful applicant will also be
responsible for managing the Seawater Additions Long Term Experiment
(SALTEx), a large-scale saltwater intrusion manipulation in a tidal
freshwater marsh in coastal Georgia. The experiment is part of the
NSF-funded Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER (GCE LTER) based on Sapelo
Island, Georgia. The position will require travel to coastal Georgia
multiple times per year. The successful applicant will spend 2-3
months total per year at the field site working with GCE LTER
researchers and staff. As the primary contact point for the SALTEx
project, the successful applicant will organize and coordinate
project operations, permitting, field sampling, information
management, and project communications between IU, GCE LTER
personnel, and multiple PIs/graduate students from institutions
around the country. Opportunities also exist for professional
development, including grant writing and teaching.
Experience in wetland biogeochemistry, including the collection and
analyses of water, soils, vegetation and greenhouse gases (N2O, CH4,
CO2) is required. Candidates with field and lab experience
investigating the effects of saltwater intrusion on tidal freshwater
wetlands are preferred. Additional expertise in biogeochemical
methodology, microbial ecology, or other complementary field is
desirable. Experience operating, maintaining, and repairing
analytical instruments used in soil and water analysis, such as
elemental analyzers, gas chromatographs, flow-flow injection
analyzers, and total organic carbon analyzers is
desirable. Excellent organizational, writing, and speaking skills
are needed for this position. The minimum required degree and ideal
candidate will have a Ph.D in wetlands ecology or similar discipline
(e.g. ecology, soil science, environmental science) along with
several years of post-doctoral research experience and a history of
high quality publications.
SPEA is a multidisciplinary, university-wide division of Indiana
University and is organized as a professional school committed to
excellence in research, teaching, and service and to addressing
critical issues in environmental science and public affairs. The
graduate program consistently ranks among the best in the country.
Review of applications will begin April 1, 2014 and continue until
the position is filled. Please submit a letter of application,
current vita, supporting documentation of outstanding instructional
abilities, complete contact information, and three letters of
recommendation electronically to
<http://indiana.peopleadmin.com>http://indiana.peopleadmin.com.
Inquiries or questions regarding this position can be sent to:
Dr. David Reingold
Executive Associate Dean for Bloomington
SPEA, Room 300
1315 E. Tenth Street
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN, 47405-1701
For more information
see: <http://www.indiana.edu/~spea>http://www.indiana.edu/~spea.
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.
