International Polar Year
IPY Postdoctoral Fellowships Available
Environment and Natural Resources Institute
University of Alaska Anchorage
Application Deadline: Monday, 26 February 2007
The following two postdoctoral fellowships are
available on
International Polar Year 2007-2008 projects led by the Environment
and
Natural Resources Institute at University of Alaska Anchorage:
Soil
Ecology, Soil Biogeochemistry
The incumbent will conduct and supervise experimental work elucidating
the consequences of deeper snow, shrub increases, and effects
on
soil-plant dynamics. The fellow will join a team that has conduced
long-term experiments at Toolik Lake, Alaska since 1994 as
part of ITEX
(International Tundra Experiment) and has established a new
set of
experimental snow depth treatments that will be used in this
research. A
significant portion of the research focus will be on winter
ecology. A
PhD or previous postdoctoral research experience in soil ecology,
soil
microbiology, soil biogeochemistry, or a closely related field,
with a
background in tundra ecosystem studies is desired.
Physiological
Plant Ecology
The incumbent will conduct and supervise experimental work
elucidating
the consequences of deeper snow, shrub increases, and warmer
summer
temperature effects on leaf-level gas exchange, ecosystem carbon
cycling, community composition, plant growth, and plant-soil
water
relations. The position involves field studies at Toolik Lake,
Alaska
and in northwest Greenland. The fellow will join a team that
has
conducted long-term experiments at Toolik Lake since 1994 as
part of
ITEX and in northwest Greenland since 2002. A significant portion
of the
research focus will be on winter ecology. A PhD or previous
postdoctoral
research experience in physiological plant ecology, plant physiology,
plant community ecology, or plant mineral nutrition, with a
background
in tundra ecosystem studies is desired.
The successful applicants
for both positions will be expected to assist
in supervising graduate and undergraduate students and to assist
the
project PIs with project management. The salary for both positions
is
between $3,500-$3,700 USD per month plus full benefits depending
on
experience.
To apply for either position, please submit a
letter of interest
highlighting applicable research experience, curriculum vitae,
and the
names of three references to Jeff
Welker.
The
complete job vacancy announcement and application instructions
are
available at:
http://www.uakjobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=58410.
Applications
are due by Monday, 26 February 2007.
The position is
available beginning 1 April, 2007.
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