Post Doc Cornell University

[Sherry Sandretto <slsandre@xxxxxxx>]

Subject: Post-doctoral Associate: Black Carbon Stocks in Soils of the United States, Cornell University



Position Open

Post-doctoral Associate

Black Carbon Stocks in Soils of the United States

Within a USDA-NASA-funded project, a post-doctoral associate will
develop a spatial analysis of black (pyrogenic) carbon stocks of soils
throughout the United States. Black carbon may constitute a large
proportion of total organic matter in soils, but little information is
available about the magnitude and its regional or global distribution.
Through collaboration with CSIRO in Australia, USGS, the Long-term
Ecological Research (LTER) funded by the National Science Foundation
and various academic institutions in the US, this project seeks to
make the first step in providing an assessment of the black carbon
stocks in US soils. The candidate will use geographic information
systems, develop a spatial understanding of the sources and sinks of
black carbon in soils through assessments of fire frequency, severity,
biomass production, transport and decomposition on a regional scale.
The long-term goal is to integrate black carbon fluxes into climate
models.

Requirements: PhD in environmental or earth sciences, strong skills in
spatial modeling at continental or global scale with respect to carbon
cycles, basic understanding of vegetation and soil processes and the
ability to integrate between disciplines.

Review of applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
The position is initially for one year with possibility for
continuation.

Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, and names of three
references. Please contact and send applications to: Johannes Lehmann,
Cornell University, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Ithaca, NY,
USA; Phone: 1-607-254-1236, email: CL273@xxxxxxxxxxx

Cornell University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes
applications from women and ethnic minorities.


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