Date

PhD Position Available
Department of Biology and Wildlife and Institute of Arctic Biology

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska

Application review begins: 15 January 2021

For more information, go to:
http://aon.iab.uaf.edu/node/16576

For questions, contact:
Eugenie Euskirchen
Email: seeuskirchen [at] alaska.edu

Marion S. Bret-Harte
Email: msbretharte [at] alaska.edu


The University of Alaska Fairbanks invites applications for a PhD position within the Department of Biology and Wildlife and Institute of Arctic Biology. This position will examine how fluxes of carbon, water, and energy in Arctic tundra ecosystems are responding to climate warming and permafrost thaw. This position will be located in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Duties will include assisting with:

  • Data collection and analysis of micrometeorological measurements in tundra ecosystems in Alaska,
  • Restarting, improving, and adding companion measurements at sites near Cherskii, Siberia, and
  • Plant biomass harvests at the Alaska sites.

Fieldwork will be based at the Toolik Field Station in northern Alaska, with additional travel to work at the North East Science Station in Cherskii, Russia.

The successful candidate will possess familiarity with eddy covariance flux data collection and associated sensors and data processing methodology; strong personal communication and quantitative skills; self- motivation, independence, and the ability to work with minimal supervision, as well as ability and willingness to work with site investigators; and excellent organizational, documentation, and writing skills.

Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in biogeochemistry, Earth system science, atmospheric science, biometeorology, micrometeorology, or related fields; a Master’s degree in one of these fields is preferred. Significant experience in Arctic ecosystems, eddy flux systems, and biogeochemical processes is also preferred. The candidate will also need to possess a valid U.S. driver's license at the start of fieldwork.

Contact Eugénie Euskirchen (seeuskirchen [at] alaska.edu) and Syndonia Bret-Harte (msbretharte [at] alaska.edu) prior to submitting an application, and well before this deadline, preferably by early November. Applicants will need to apply to the PhD program in the Department of Biology and Wildlife at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Application review begins: 15 January 2021

For more information, go to:
http://aon.iab.uaf.edu/node/16576

For questions, contact:
Eugenie Euskirchen
Email: seeuskirchen [at] alaska.edu

Marion S. Bret-Harte
Email: msbretharte [at] alaska.edu