Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology (NIGLAS), affiliated to Chinese Academy of Science, is seeking to hire two highly motivated individuals with expertise in paleo-environmental sciences, who holding a strong PhD degree in paleo-botany and/or paleo-limnology with experience in aquatic ecology as additional qualifications, for its two newly established postdoc fellowship positions as follows:
Postdoc#1: Changes in mountain ecosystems In mountainous regions, large differences in land cover may occur over short distances and during short time periods. Pollen data from montane watersheds can record extreme changes in land cover and climate in a relatively small spatial area. We seek a postdoctoral researcher who will participate in and manage field trip logistics as well as conduct fieldwork in close collaboration with other consortium members. The researcher will investigate elevational and latitudinal gradients in pollen records from lake sediments through sampling, analyzing and interpreting data, and will use these data to reconstruct the historical variation of land cover over the last several centuries. The paleo-limnological approach will thus help explain changes in the montane aquatic ecosystems of the four mountain systems being studied in this project. Very good spoken and written English skills are necessary. Postdoc#2: Aquatic food webs in changing MTs ecosystems The candidate will work with the P³ team to reconstruct aquatic food webs in freshwater systems and link structure to historical human influences on mountain ecosystems. We are looking for a highly motivated candidate holding a PhD-degree in Aquatic Ecology or Ecology. Skills needed to conduct the work include paleo-limnological methods and an understanding of aquatic food webs and ecosystem functioning. The successful candidate will be based in Nanjing but will be supervised and trained within the international research context including extensive training sessions in European research laboratories and at several of the international field sites. The candidate will directly participate in fieldwork at sites in the Great Hinggan Mountains to contribute to the overall sampling scheme of the P³ project. Very good spoken and written English skills are necessary. Moreover, the ability to work, communicate and interact in an international collaborative consortium is essential. Finally, the ideal candidate must possess the physical abilities to take part on sampling campaigns (fieldwork) in the mountains. If interested in, please send your application (resume and motivation letter) to Dr. Kunshan Bao as PI at [email protected]. KunshanBao, PhD State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, CAS Nanjing 210008, China.
