The prestigious U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Mendenhall Research Fellowship Program has a postdoc position open to study regional ecosystem changes and environmental consequences in the southwestern United States. The postdoc is encouraged to take advantage of the land change detection products generated by the USGS Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, and Projection (LCMAP) to assess ecosystem change characteristics and consequences on climate, water, carbon, or other important environmental issues.
More description about the opportunity can be found at: *http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/opps/2016/round16/16-30%20Liu.htm <http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/opps/2016/round16/16-30%20Liu.htm>* Research advisers: Shuguang Liu, (605) 594-6168, [email protected]; Thomas Loveland, (605) 594-6066, [email protected]; Zhe Zhu, (605) 594-2581, [email protected]; Curtis Woodcock, (617) 353-5746, [email protected] Applicants should contact research advisers to develop a research proposal. Proposals are due May 2, 2016. Leo Shuguang (Leo) Liu, PhD Research Ecologist, and Team Lead on Climate Change, Carbon Cycle, and Ecosystem Services Modeling U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center 47914 252nd Street Sioux Falls, SD 57198 Phone: 605-594-6168 Fax: 605-594-6529 Email: [email protected]
