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2 PhD opportunities in global C cycle research

Employer
University of Montana
Location
Missoula, Montana
Closing date
Jan 5, 2022

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Discipline
Atmospheric Sciences, Biogeosciences, Global Environmental Change
Career Level
Student / Graduate
Education Level
Bachelors
Relocation Cost
Negotiable
Sector Type
Academia

Job Details

 

 

There is an opportunity for 2 PhD positions to work on a NASA funded collaborative project to improve our understanding of global CO2 respiration and its potential feedback on Earth’s climate system. This opportunity will work closely with a collaborative team from University of Montana (UMT), University of Delaware (UD), and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to improve our understanding of global respiration by combining spaceborne observations with surface measurements to provide estimates of bottom-up and top-down respiration for benchmarking models. One position will be based at UMT (focusing on top-down approaches) and another at UD (focusing on bottom-up approaches). 

 

 

The ideal candidates will have strong backgrounds or interests in ecological or land surface models, biogeochemistry, or a related discipline within earth sciences, and a commitment to collaborative and open science. 

 

 

Required Qualifications:

 

  • Strong critical thinking and analytical skills

     

    Creative approaches to solving problems

     

    BSc in Ecology or Earth Sciences

     

    Experience  with computer code to analyze and visualize large datasets 

     

 

Preferred Qualifications:

 

  • Experience working in a collaborative team

     

    MSc in Ecology or Earth Sciences that has resulted in publication of research

     

    Proficiency in commonly used computer languages, such as R or Python

     

    Experience with machine learning or artificial intelligence approaches

     

 

Research Team:  

 

Ashley Ballantyne (University of Montana)

 

Ben Bond-Lamberty (Pacific Northwest National Laboratories)

 

Rodrigo Vargas (University of Delaware)

 

 

To apply:  

 

Please send the following information to Ashley Ballantyne (ashley.ballantyne@umontana.edu):

 

 

  • CV

     

    Brief statement of research interests pertaining to the project

     

    At least 2 references with email addresses

     

 

Thank you for your interest in these positions,

 

Ashley, Ben & Rodrigo

 

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Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Science
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