With unique facilities, centered on the 325 meter tower and two 80 m towers about 150 km northeast of Manaus, ATTO provides an unprecedented platform to study the role of Amazon tropical forests in Earth system processes and climate. The towers are equipped with instruments to measure greenhouse gases and their isotopes, reactive trace gases, aerosols and clouds, as well as micrometeorological data to study forest energy and carbon balance. Additional projects investigate the processes that give rise to observed forest-atmosphere exchanges. Research within the ATTO project is divided into four major themes: 1. Regional greenhouse gas balance; 2. Physical climate: Energy, water, and winds; 3. Aerosols, clouds, and atmospheric processes; 4. Processes regulating land-air exchange. We are offering post-doc positions at INPA and for each of the four themes one position is available. The four scientists will be based at INPA and interact with national and international groups involved in the ATTO project. Post-docs interested in one of these positions must have a PhD in Physics, Chemistry, Biology or a closely related field. They must be prepared to work in a self-contained manner and willing to work in the field under basic field conditions. ATTO offers the opportunity to work in a unique, highly international scientific environment and the ability to interact with a range of interdisciplinary and international scientists. The post-doc scholarships are for 3 years at a salary of R$4100 per month. Please send your applications including a letter of interest, CV and certificates not later than on 25 March 2018 to Bruno Takeshi<mailto:[email protected]>. In your letter, please indicate the direction of research that you would prefer. If any questions should arise, please contact Bruno Takeshi<mailto:[email protected]> ([email protected]) or one of the two coordinators - Beto Quesada (INPA; [email protected])<mailto:Beto%20Quesada%20(INPA;%[email protected])> or Susan Trumbore (MPI-BGC; [email protected])<mailto:Susan%20Trumbore%20(MPI-BGC;%[email protected])>.
