This position, at the USGS Menlo Park, CA, campus, assists the Soil Ecology Lab and Soil Biogeochemistry group with fundamental research on soil carbon cycling. The overarching goal is to study the interactions among mineral assemblages, microbial communities, and carbon forms that will ultimately inform next-generation carbon cycle models. The incumbent will assist with lab and field studies that combine spectroscopic, microbial, and isotopic techniques. Field studies will be focused on climo-chronosequences along the California coastal range near Santa Cruz and Mattole, CA. Knowledge of soil science and/or geochemistry and experience in basic laboratory techniques is important. Experience with isotopes and/or spectroscopy is a plus. $37,443.00 to $48,682.00 / Per Year To apply to go: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/387231600 Job Announcement Number: PAC-2015-0116 Application deadline November 28th!
