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Inside Higher Ed · 2 weeks ago

Post Doctoral AD- Wurzburger

positionAthens, GA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level

The University of Georgia is the state’s flagship university and is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate for the Wurzburger Lab. This role focuses on modeling interactions between plants, mycorrhizal fungi, and soil organic matter cycling in forest ecosystems, involving both field measurements and numerical modeling.

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Responsibilities

Design and conduct model simulations of mycorrhizal roles in soil organic matter cycling and plant nitrogen acquisition. This will involve parameterizing microbial traits in a microbial-explicit soil organic matter model, synthesizing and analyzing existing observations of biogeochemistry as well as new data from experiments and observations. Publish model results in peer-reviewed journal articles
Contribute to experimental and observational data collection and analysis, including isotope tracer experiments, measurements of fungal productivity, and characterization of fungal communities
Communicate model developments and research results through meetings with the PI, lab group, collaborators, and conference presentations

Qualification

PhD in ecologyBiogeochemistry researchEcosystem modelingMicrobial processesProgramming in PythonPublication recordCommunication skills

Required

PhD in ecology, biogeochemistry or related field
Research experience in terrestrial ecosystem biogeochemistry, including soil carbon and nitrogen cycling
Demonstrated understanding of microbial processes, including role of saprotrophic and mycorrhizal fungi in ecosystem carbon and nitrogen cycling
Experience running, analyzing, or evaluating ecosystem or biogeochemical models
Programming experience in python, R, or similar language
Evidence of strong written and oral communication skills
Record of publication in the peer-reviewed literature

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Inside Higher Ed

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Inside Higher Ed is the online source for news, opinion, and jobs related to higher education.
dateFounded in 2004
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Washington, District of Columbia, USA
people-size51-200 employees
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https://www.insidehighered.com/

Funding

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2022-01-10Acquired
2006-08-31Series Unknown

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Stephanie Shweiki
Director, Foundation Partnerships
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