Date

For more information on this Senior Research Associate position
available at the University of Durham, UK, please contact:

Dr. Robert Baxter, Robert.Baxter [at] durham.ac.uk

or see the University of Durham web site at:

http://www.dur.ac.uk/biosci/Sits_Vac/researchposts.htm
http://www.dur.ac.uk/Personnel/vacancies

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 21 February 2002


Senior Research Associate Position Available
Climate, Snow, and Hydrology in Tundra Ecosystems: Patterns, Processes,
Feedbacks, and Scaling Issues
School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Durham, UK

Principal Investigator: Dr. Bob Baxter, SBBS Durham.
Co-investigators. Prof. B. Huntley, SBBS, Durham; Prof. T.V. Callaghan,
Sheffield Centre for Arctic Ecology; Dr. R. Harding, CEH Wallingford.
Senior Visiting Scientist: Dr. P.A. Wookey, Uppsala.

This NERC-funded interdisciplinary project requires a full-time Senior
Research Associate (PDRA) from 1 September 2002.

The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary research team
investigating measurement and modeling of physical, chemical, and
biological responses of components of the arctic tundra landscape to
climate change.

Applicants should have a first degree in a biological or environmental
science and have completed PhD research on a relevant subject (e.g.,
plant ecology, biogeochemistry, ecological modeling, micro-meteorology).
The post is fixed-term for 3 years from 1 September 2002.

The project involves extensive fieldwork, based at the Royal Swedish
Academy's Abisko Scientific Research Station, Norbotten, Lapland,
Sweden.

Further particulars, terms and conditions, and instructions for
applicants can be found on the University of Durham web site at:

http://www.dur.ac.uk/biosci/Sits_Vac/researchposts.htm
http://www.dur.ac.uk/Personnel/vacancies

Starting Salary: Research 1A (£17,626-£20,470 p.a.)

CLOSING DATE: 21 FEBRUARY 2002

Informal enquiries are welcomed. Please contact Dr. Baxter at:
Robert.Baxter [at] durham.ac.uk

The University of Durham School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
was rated 5 in the recent Research Assessment Exercise and holds the
maximum 24 points for teaching excellence in the Teaching Quality
Assessment.