EVOME Postdoctoral Researcher, Stream ecosystem ecologist — Woodwell Climate Science Center
Join Woodwell’s Evolving Meta-Ecosystems (EvoME) project as a Postdoctoral Researcher in stream ecosystem ecology contributing to the EvoME Institute. We are looking for a broadly trained stream ecosystem ecologist to lead research on stream/riparian ecosystem responses to environmental change such as litter inputs and decomposition, metabolism, nutrient uptake and trophic subsidies. Our cross-disciplinary research investigates multiple species’ responses to changes in river and streamside willows in Arctic environments by conducting landscape surveys and large-scale experiments across a thermal/genomic gradient of 300 miles from the Yukon River to the Arctic Coastal plain.
Responsibilities include:
- Work both independently and collaboratively with EvoME Institution PIs, students, and other researchers to complete fieldwork, process samples, and enter, manage, analyze and interpret and and write journal articles
- Develop and manage databases and workflows across multiple collaborating institutions for the collection, sharing and archiving the data collected by the institute
- Communicate well both verbally and in writing to non-science audiences
- Design sampling strategies and collect ecosystem processes such as stream metabolism, nutrient concentrations and uptake and other field sampling as part of a team.
- Assist in project planning, supervise and schedule work of other assistants or interns, and provide mentorship to undergraduate and graduate students
- Willing to live at field sites (Arctic Alaska at Toolik Field Station, or camping) for extended periods between May and August while leading the research team.The fieldwork involves collection of data and samples across a broad latitudinal gradient in Arctic Alaska
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Open until filled. Preferred start date is in late May or early June.