Position Announcement
Plant Ecophysiologist/Ecosystem Ecologist
Environment and Natural Resources Institute (ENRI)
University of Alaska Anchorage
Applicant Review Begins: Friday, 4 March 2005
For further information, please contact:
Jeff Welker
E-mail: afjmw1 [at] uaa.alaska.edu
The Environment and Natural Resources Institute (ENRI) at the University
of Alaska Anchorage is seeking a postdoctoral scientist to work on an
NSF-funded Biocomplexity in the Environment project located in NW
Greenland, near Thule (76oN, 70oW). He/she will lead the examination of
the coupling of the carbon, water, and N cycles across a range of high
arctic ecosystems. The successful individual will be expected to use an
existing climate warming x supplemental watering experiment in the study
of carbon exchange, water sources of plants, soil respiration, plant
growth, and leaf-level ecophysiology. In addition, the individual will
be expected to collaborate with graduate students and other
investigators in the disciplines of soil microbiology, soil
geomorphology, and soil chemistry. Opportunities for new, creative
collaborative studies are possible. A Ph.D. in an appropriate field is
required at the time of appointment. Exceptional candidates who will be
receiving their terminal degree during the summer of 2005 will also be
given consideration.
Experience with infra red gas analyzers and field measurements of leaf
and ecosystem carbon and water exchanges are necessary and experience
using stable isotope techniques in water source, leaf-level physiology,
and soil processes is also desirable. (A new UAA Stable Isotope Lab will
be available for use by the individual in 2005). Experience in tundra
ecology, publication success, professional presentations at national
meetings, and a commitment to multi-disciplinary studies is essential.
Familiarity with micrometerological measurements of carbon and water
flux is also desirable as future studies may involve eddy covariance of
mass and energy in high arctic ecosystems. The individual will be
expected to conduct field studies each summer for a period of
approximately 100 days from late May to early September. The position is
available for 30 months and the salary will be commensurate with
experience.
The complete vacancy announcement with contact information,
qualifications and responsibilities, and specific application procedures
is available on the UAA Human Resource Services website at:
http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/humanresources/
or at:
Human Resource Services
Administration Building
Alumni Drive
Anchorage, Alaska
Phone: 907-786-4608
Fax: 907-786-4727
UAA is an AA/EO employer and educational institute. Applications for
employment are subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public
Records Act.
For further information, please contact:
Jeff Welker
E-mail: afjmw1 [at] uaa.alaska.edu