Postdoc on Terrestrial Carbon Cycle Under Global Change

SLU - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Uppsala, Sweden

We are looking for a researcher fascinated by the interactions of ecological, biogeochemical, and physical processes that shape the responses of the carbon cycle to global change and the implementation of these interactions into soil and ecosystem models. Depending on the selected candidate, the research project can focus on statistical analysis of literature data, process-based modelling, or a combination of the two.

About the position

As a post-doc in the project, you will be expected to perform independent research, including data collection from literature sources and online databases, statistical data analyses, development and use of process-based mathematical models, writing scientific papers in collaboration with the project group and external collaborators, and presenting research result at seminars and conferences.

Your profile

In order to qualify for a Postdoctoral position, applicants are required to hold a doctoral degree.

We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher with excellent skills and experience in:

• Formulating novel research questions and hypotheses on processes controlling carbon fluxes and storages in soils, vegetation, and ecosystems;
• Collection, harmonization, and statistical analysis of data on soil, vegetation or ecosystem carbon fluxes and storages from literature sources and databases;
• Development and use of process-based mathematical models of carbon cycle in soils and ecosystems.