Vacancies 24th June, 2020
PhD scholarship on catchment scale pesticide fate simulation at INRAE in Montpellier France
The Research Unit on Soil-Agro-Hydro Systems interactions (LISAH) of INRAE seeks candidates for a three year PhD scholarship starting in autumn 2020. The PhD project aims at (i) evaluating the application of a hydrological pesticide fate model under both optimal and restricted data availability for its parameterization and (ii) building a simplified numerical format of the model using metamodelling techniques. Candidates should possess an MSc in Environmental sciences and/or Agronomy and have background and interest in hydrology, soil hydrodynamics, pesticide geochemistry as well as numerical modelling and statistical approaches. More details and application procedure can be found at:
https://www.umr-lisah.fr/?q=en/content/phd-position-october-2020
The position is open and will remain so until a suitable candidate is identified.
A post doctorial position in agricultural catchment science is now available at SLU, Department of Soil and Environment
The overall aim with this postdoc position is to contribute new insights on the environmental effectiveness and scalable impact of BMP implementation for improved water quality. The specific tasks is to conduct research to:
- Develop, and analyse environmental data with reference to water quality, land management and BMPs in Swedish agricultural landscapes.
- Design and test innovative approaches in the use of monitoring data with other data sources (e.g., modelled, remote sensing) to decouple short- and long-term anthropogenic effects from natural and climatic impacts at landscape scale.
- Support identification and development of environmental monitoring protocols and data management (as relevant).
- Relate results to ecosystems services framework and/or other relevant environmental and production goals, such as Swedish environmental objectives (miljömål), Agenda 2030 and EU Water directive.
https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/work-at-slu/jobs-vacancies/
Look for: Postdoctoral position in Analysis of soil and water monitoring data and effects of agricultural management practices.
The dead line for application is already June 30th.
Assistant/Associate Professor Soil Physical Modelling Wageningen University
The selected candidate will contribute to the chair group’s teaching programme at all academic levels (BSc, MSc, PhD), including its further development, and should be able to demonstrate potential to attract research funding at the national and international level, including PhD students. In addition, the new staff member will play a leading role with regard to modelling activities within the chair group, primarily focusing on flow and transport processes of water, solutes and sediment in the soil-water-plant environment.
https://www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/AssistantAssociate-Professor-Soil-Physical-Modelling-.htm
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We are in search for candidates and it would be very helpful if you could circulate this vacancy along your colleagues and contacts. Would be highly appreciated!
Post doc, Analysis of soil and water monitoring data and effects of agricultural management practices (2 yrs)
Postdok, Analys av mark- och vattenresurser och effekter av odlingsåtgärder (2 år)
Ref SLU ua 2020.2.5.1-2249
Advert and apply via : https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/work-at-slu/jobs-vacancies/
Deadline :30 June 2020
The overall aim with this postdoc position is to contribute new insights on the environmental effectiveness and scalable impact of *best management practises * (BMPs) implementation for improved water quality. The specific tasks is to conduct research to:
Develop, and analyse environmental data with reference to water quality, land management and BMPs in Swedish agricultural landscapes.
Design and test innovative approaches in the use of monitoring data with other data sources (e.g., modelled, remote sensing) to decouple short- and long-term anthropogenic effects from natural and climatic impacts at landscape scale.
Support identification and development of environmental monitoring protocols and data management (as relevant).
Relate results to ecosystems services framework and/or other relevant environmental and production goals, such as Swedish environmental objectives (miljömål), Agenda 2030 and EU Water directive.
The post doc is expected to gain professional independence in leading development of scientific publications, proposal and project developments during the postdoc period. Contributions to the team efforts on research publications and communication of research findings is expected. Additional career development opportunities can be offered through participation in teaching and /or outreach activities in agreement with supervisor
The postdoc position will be based at the Department of Soil and Environment, SLU Uppsala. The postdoc will be part of the Agricultural Water Management team, under supervision of Professor Jennie Barron, and additional support by Dr Katarina Kyllmar. As postdoctoral appointments are career-developing positions for junior researchers, we are primarily looking for candidates who obtained a doctoral degree within the last five years.
See advert for more. https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/work-at-slu/jobs-vacancies/
NSF-funded Graduate Research Assistant in Hydrology at the University of Colorado Boulder
We invite applications for a PhD position available in the field of Hydrology at the University of Colorado Boulder. The graduate student will participate in an interdisciplinary research project that will explore the interactions between hydrologic processes, human water-use, and economic-driven water trade. The coupling between these natural and societal components will be examined across a range of climate conditions, with a focus on drought. The candidate will use both hydrologic modeling and observations to test hypotheses that quantify feedbacks between the hydrologic cycle and economics. This project will include opportunities to collaborate with economists, interact with regional stakeholders, and provide exposure to science in an industry setting.
The position can be housed in either the department of Geological Sciences, or the department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering. Majors in engineering, earth sciences, physics, or related fields are required. Experience in mathematical modeling and experimental work is desired.
The position will remain open until fulfilled. The target start date is Fall 2020, but a later date can be arranged.
Post-Fire Forest Resilience and Carbon Recovery
Miesel Fire and Ecosystem Ecology Research Group, Michigan State University
In partnership with USDA Forest Service
Position description: The Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences at Michigan State University (MSU), in collaboration with the USDA Forest Service Northern & Pacific Southwest Research Stations, is seeking a highly motivated postdoc for a project investigating forest resilience and carbon recovery after fire in California’s mixed-conifer forests. The postdoc will be co-advised by Dr. Jessica Miesel (MSU) and Drs. Matt Dickinson and Eric Knapp (Forest Service). The researcher will conduct data analysis on existing and new datasets and lead re-measurement of a unique network of field plots in California mixed-conifer forests where pre-, active-, and immediate post-wildfire measurements were collected. Re-measurement will capture delayed tree mortality resulting from wildfires of different intensities and will provide the basis for modeling vegetation dynamics to (1) define the influence of pre-fire fuels and environmental factors on fire behavior and forest carbon loss; (2) define thresholds of forest resilience, and (3) evaluate the recovery of forest vegetation and carbon stocks. The researcher will be expected to develop high-impact publications that address the project goals, and contribute to mentoring graduate and undergraduate students. The position will begin as a one-year appointment, with extension available for an additional year depending on satisfactory performance.
Postdoctoral Research Associate Vienna, Austria
Within the European joint program EJP SOIL “Towards climate-smart sustainable management of agricultural soils” (www.ejpsoil.org ) 24 countries are developing joint solutions to enhance the contribution of agricultural soils to key societal challenges: Climate change adaptation and mitigation are addressed, as well as sustainable agricultural production, ecosystem services provision, prevention and restoration of land and soil degradation, and biodiversity maintenance.
Postdoctoral Fellow - Plant Mediated Nitrogen Cycling
Seeking a postdoctoral researcher to investigate how below ground plant carbon allocation patterns influence soil nitrogen mineralization dynamics within the context of improving nitrogen management in agricultural systems. This mechanistic research project will leverage cutting edge carbon and nitrogen stable isotope methodologies in field and greenhouse settings. Approximately half of annual crop nitrogen is derived from soil organic matter, even in highly fertilized agroecosystems, yet we have limited understanding of how to manage this reservoir, particularly the potential for plants to mediate and improve nitrogen mineralization synchrony and uptake. The longer-term goal of this project is to improve the retention and recycling of nitrogen within agroecosystems to support system productivity while reducing environmental impacts. The postdoc will contribute to experimental design, implementation, analysis and writing. This position will offer ample opportunities for collaboration and professional development and networking.
This is a 2-year position with a preferred start date between September 2020 and January 2021. Salary commensurate with experience, plus benefits.
https://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/77517
PostDoc at Illinois Sustainable Technology Center Prairie Research Institute
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The postdoctoral research associate will work with a team of scientists to monitor the occurrence of PPCP contaminants derived from rural sewage effluents in receiving subsurface tile-drained fields and surrounding watersheds, investigate their fate and transport in water-soil systems, bridge the gap between laboratory findings and field observations by improving field-scale models, and develop novel and cost-effective control technologies to mitigate these contaminants. He/she will be actively engaged in most aspects of the research and will coordinate daily research activities, data management, and multi-criteria systems analysis in conjunction with the project management team.
go.illinois.edu/PRIjobs.
PhD 3-year in Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech Water-Soil-Plante Exchanges Lab in CROP MODELLING & SOIL PHYSICS at Gembloux, Belgium
Soil Program on Hydro-Physics via International Engagement (SOPHIE)
https://www.wur.nl/en/article/Soil-Program-on-Hydro-Physics-via-International-Engagement-SOPHIE.htm
The objective of SOPHIE is that it supports the realisation of qualified soil hydro-physics (SHP) data, highly needed in EU policy making, coming from EU-wide agreed, preferred, and innovated costeffective laboratory- and field methods, accomplished through international collaboration. Soil Hydro-Physics (SHP) properties are the properties that determine soil-water-interactions: (i) water flow and water retention, and (ii) with the water flow, the transport of dissolved compounds like nitrogen,
phosphates, pesticides, antibiotics, organics, etc. As a result, SHP-properties play an important role in a variety of societal issues that depend on the soil-water condition: e.g. food security & agricultural
development (drought and water damage, precision drainage, irrigation). However, based on different field data collection procedures and soil sample analysis techniques, SHP data might differ from one country or research unit to another. Hence probably also impacting research and studies depending on these SHP data. SOPHIE’s objective is to identify the impact of these different field and data analysis techniques on SHP data, and propose a more harmonized approach. The candidate’s PhD research will focus on the impact of SHP data variations on water-soil-plant modelling results.
https://www.uliege.be/upload/docs/application/pdf/2020-05/phd_call_sophie_2.pdf
Post Doc 22 months on Assessment of the impact of Douglas fir on soil fertility and
surface water quality in the context of climate change at INRAE, France
The objective is to study the chemical fertility of soil in Douglas fir stands and its changes over
the mid to long-term, and better characterize the effect of this species on surface water quality
(at the management plot to the small forest catchment scale). An applied output of this project
is to establish a site typology, and associated silvicultural forest management practices that will
ensure the sustainability of forest soil fertility and ecosystem goods and services.
More info: https://www6.nancy.inrae.fr/bef/Moyens-analytiques/Douglas
PhD Graduate Research Assistantship in Soil Science/Hydrology/Ag. Engineering at Colorado State University, CO, USA
A PhD graduate research assistantship is available from Summer/Fall 2020 semester in the Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science (AHPS) or Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at South Dakota State University (SDSU) for monitoring the soil health indicators under different land uses. The project will provide opportunities to learn the application of computed tomography for analyzing soil pore parameters, techniques for studying microbial diversity, and process-based modeling.
Selected students will have opportunity to collaborate with the highly expert modeling team in different universities, and if required, candidates will be encouraged to attend short modeling training/workshops provided by model professionals. Students will be encouraged to attend (at least one per year) professional meetings, workshops, and any other relevant meetings to present their research. Student support will include a combination of teaching/research assistantships, a stipend and a tuition waiver, and benefits. Candidate will have the opportunity to develop their own research ideas within the project goals. Salary will be based on experience.
Interested students should send the following documents in a single PDF File to Dr. Sandeep Kumar, Associate Professor of Soil Biophysics and Management, Department of AHPS, SDSU through email at Sandeep.Kumar@sdstate.edu:
1. a letter of research interests (prior field and modeling experience and professional goals)
2. CV
3. copies of transcripts
4. GRE and TOFEL scores
5. list of three names of the references.
PhD Research Assistantship in Water Quality Modeling
Sustainable Soil Management Lab and SnapPlus Program
Phosphorus contamination of surface water from agricultural runoff is a recalcitrant problem in many parts of the world. The Dept. of Soil Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic PhD graduate student to investigate field-scale phosphorus runoff processes, with particular focus on modelling phosphorus transport processes from frozen and thawing soils. The student will use an extensive and growing regional database of year-round edge-of-field measurements on working farms (more than 200 site years) and data from other research studies.
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