The Louisiana State University Agricultural Center Hill Farm Research Station and School of Renewable Natural Resources is seeking a postdoctoral research associate to conduct life cycle analyses of producing biofuels and bioproducts from perennial grasses and short-rotation woody crops in conventional and agroforestry management systems.
The successful candidate will join a multi-disciplinary, multi-university USDA AFRI project associated with a six-year biofuel research effort within the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley of the mid-South USA. The postdoctoral research associate will lead the synthesis of soil, plant, biofuel and bioproduct engineering, and emission carbon data taken over the life of this project into a carbon life cycle analysis. The ideal candidate would have expertise and experience in conducting carbon life cycle analyses of agricultural and/or forest systems. Desired expertise is a PhD in a field related to carbon life cycle analysis including, but not limited to, ecology, biology, and biological systems engineering. Expected start date: April 1, 2015 or ASAP. Length of appointment: 1.5 years To apply: Candidate cover letters stating research accomplishments and interests, curriculum vitae, and two letters of recommendation should be send to: Michael Blazier Associate Professor Hill Farm Research Station 11959 Highway 9 Homer, LA 71040 Application materials can also be sent via email to Michael Blazier at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Questions regarding this position can also be directed via email to this email address. Louisiana State University Agricultural Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
