A postdoctoral position is available in the Zanne lab at George Washington University (GWU) in Washington, DC, USA. The postdoctoral scientist will work on joint NSF (with Steve Allison: UCI) and NERC (with Paul Eggleton: NHM London) funded field- and lab-based projects. The goal of these projects is to measure the relative roles of microbes and termites in deadwood carbon turnover in tropical Australia to better inform earth system models. The projects will be based at Lucas Cernusak’s lab at James Cook University (JCU) in Cairns, QLD, Australia. The postdoc will move between the Zanne and Cernusak labs. Motivated applicants with experience working with saprotrophic microbes and/or termites monitoring wood decay and/or gas fluxes are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants should have a PhD in a relevant field, strong writing and quantitative skills, and a record of publishing in peer-reviewed journals. Applications will be reviewed as received and the position will be open until 17 September 2017. Applications should include a research statement, including relevant skills for the project and future goals (max: 1-2 pages), CV, and contact information for three references (including emails and phone numbers). Materials should be sent to Amy Zanne: [email protected]. In addition, candidates should apply directly through GWU’s recruitment website http://www.gwu.jobs/postings/45664
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