Weekly job offers May 22, 2018
PostDoc on Environmental impacts of land use change at Argonne National Laboratory, USA
The Environmental Science Division of Argonne National Laboratory seeks a post-doctoral researcher to study environmental impacts of land use change in a US DOE funded project. The project comprises a multi-disciplinary team including soil scientists, life-cycle analysts, and ecosystem modelers. We seek a scientist who is interested in agroecosystem modeling, excited about field observations, and values interacting with experimentalists and modelers of different disciplines. The successful candidate will study the biomass removal impacts on soil properties and model the total environmental impacts of bioenergy crops (both native and engineered) using field observations and agroecosystem and/or land surface models.
More info here: https://anl.jobs/lemont-il/postdoctoral-appointee-soil-and-agroecosystem/147fa8e83e1e4503a3c558bbf2c8e50f/job/
Research Assistantships in Agricultural Biogeochemistry in Montana State University, USA
We are seeking applicants for two Ph.D. research assistantships focused on the biogeochemistry of agricultural systems and associated water resources in the Northern Great Plains. Research will focus on the fate and transport of solutes and agricultural amendments across spatial gradients, with goals that include characterizing reactive transport in soils, groundwater and streams within dryland cereal production and rangeland systems of central Montana. The project is based at Montana State University, is funded for up to five years, and provides opportunity to work within an interdisciplinary team of biogeochemists, physical chemists, materials scientists, social scientists, and hydrologists from multiple universities. The project will combine field and laboratory analysis, with an expectation of some extended visits to the field site throughout the duration of the study.
Postdoctoral Scientist at USDA, New Haven, CT, USA
The individual will conduct research on the design of novel functionalized
carbonaceous materials for use as adsorbents or adsorbent/catalysts. One application is for
nutrient capture and subsequent fertilizer value funded by the USDA. The individual is expected
to undertake fundamental mechanistic studies, as well as contribute to scale-up efforts on
promising systems. The individual will work independently but closely with collaborators from
the University of California, Davis on the broader goals of the project. Candidates must possess a
Ph.D. degree in a relevant field, preferably soil science or environmental engineering; be familiar
with carbonaceous materials; have some experience in adsorption; have strong writing and
speaking skills; and have a strong record of productivity in research. The appointment is for
about 1.5 years, depending on performance and continued availability of funding.
More info inhttps://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/
PostDoc in Organic Cropping Systems, Ohio State University, OH, USA
Conduct applied research focused on soil health and weed management dynamics in organic
cropping systems. Research project exploring relationships between weed management and soil
amendment strategies on soil health, organic matter pools, weed communities and crop productivity.
Duties will include: analysis, synthesis and writing of peer-review manuscripts using existing organic
field crop experiments, conducting a comprehensive literature review on relationships between weed
management and soil organic matter, coordinating organic field trials, and supporting grant writing to
secure external funding. The successful candidate will be involved with supervision and training of
undergraduate and graduate students in field and lab procedures. The position based at the Ohio
Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster, Ohio, for a 1-year appointment,
renewable based on job performance and funding.
more info https://www.jobsatosu.com/postings/86287
Assistant Research Scientist – Metals Biogeochemistry Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, SC, USA
The successful candidate is expected to develop an extramurally funded and internationally recognized research program focused on the biogeochemistry of heavy metals in the environment. The successful candidate will be expected to serve as an adjunct professor and member of the graduate faculty in an applicable department or school at UGA and will be involved in graduate education via advising of graduate students and service on graduate student committees. Professional service to groups such as state and federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, professional societies, and the public also is expected as is significant interaction with colleagues and students in other disciplines represented at SREL, UGA, and the broader academic community.
More info here: https://jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/481065/assistant-research-scientist-metals-biogeochemistry/
Ph.D. or MS Student in Ecohydrology or Watershed Hydrology at Michigan Technological University, USA
School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science at Michigan Technological University is seeking applications for a Ph.D. or MS student position in broad areas of ecohydrology, biogeochemistry, and watershed hydrology. The position is available immediately and open until filled.
The overall objective is to develop a model of ecohydrological processes in forested catchments, by coupling and improving existing biogeochemical and hydrological models, to scale up from point measurements to catchment scales and understand how climate change and forest management affect ecological and hydrological processes. The study will be conducted at several catchments with strong climatic and ecological gradients following the lake effects in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
More info www.mtu.edu/forest/graduate/doctoral/
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