IPY Postdoctoral Fellowship Available
Physiological Plant/Ecosystem Ecologist
The Environment and Natural Resources Institute
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska
Application Deadline: Thursday, 15 January 2009
For further information, please contact:
Jeff Welker
Email: afjmw1 [at] uaa.alaska.edu
The Environment and Natural Resources Institute at the University of
Alaska Anchorage is seeking a physiological plant/ecosystem ecologist
for a 1.5-year postdoctoral position on a National Science Foundation
(NSF) IPY (International Polar Year) project with field studies in NW
Greenland. The incumbent will conduct and supervise experimental work
elucidating the consequences of long term warming and summer water
additions on leaf-level gas exchange, ecosystem carbon cycling,
community composition, plant growth, and or plant-soil water relations.
This will include studies using LiCor 6400 and 6200 instruments to
quantify photosynthesis and respiration at the leaf and ecosystem-scale
in addition to using stable isotope techniques to study plant water
sources. The postdoctoral fellow will join a team that has been
conducting long-term experiments in NW Greenland since 2002 as part of
the NSF Biocomplexity in the Environment and IPY.
The successful applicant will be expected to assist in supervising
graduate and undergraduate students and to assist the project PIs with
the project management. 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 individual will be expected to
be in the field between mid-May to mid-September, based at the Thule Air
Base, the logistical headquarters in NW Greenland. Salary is
commensurate on academic preparation and experience. Review of
applicants will begin Thursday, 15 January 2009.
To be considered, please apply to the CAS/Environment and Natural
Resources Institute Postdoctoral pool posting #0056785 at
http://www.uakjobs.com/. If you have questions, please contact Dr. Jeff
Welker at: afjmw1 [at] uaa.alaska.edu.