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College / VP Area: College of Ag & Natural Res
Work type:Staff
Location:Newark
Categories:Research & Laboratory, Full Time

Context of Job:

We are looking for a highly motivated postdoctoral candidate with strong soil science and biogeochemistry background to work on a newly funded project titled “Anthropogenic soil memories”.  The project investigates the physical, chemical, and microbial evolution of riparian legacy sediments/soils with and without milldams over a period of 100 years. The study will explore how soils change from highly anoxic conditions (with dams) to drained, oxic profiles following dam removal (short and long term changes). In addition to physical characteristics (texture, aggregation, etc), soil samples will be evaluated for carbon, nitrogen, and iron concentrations and speciation and associated microbial communities, functional genes, and processes.

Major Responsibilites: 

• Identify and plan sampling following project objectives and experimental design
• Auger riparian terraces and collect soil samples from multiple sites
• Process soil samples in laboratory and analyze; send samples to external laboratories
• Assess and synthesize the data from sampling
• Derive key results and conclusions from data and archive the data
• Write manuscripts on the project results and present them at conferences
• Work with PI and project team to complete reports and publish the work in peer-reviewed journals

Qualifications:

PhD in soil sciences, biogeochemistry, or closely related fields. Preference will be given to candidates who have a strong command of soil biogeochemical processes with specific expertise in soil organic carbon, nitrogen and/or iron cycles and associated microbial processes.  

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