[SRM] FW: Soil scientist/ecologist post doc with USGS in Moab

[Gornish, Elise - (egornish)]

Hi there, please circulate!

We have an opening for a soil scientist/ecologist post doc with us here in Moab, with expected duration of 2 years.  Due to the type of funding we have and pace at which USGS is able to onboard folks, we need to use either a student contract position for recent graduates or hire via a university collaborator.  Interested candidates should send a CV me (mduniway at usgs.gov<mailto:mduniway at usgs.gov>) and Travis Nauman (tnauman at usgs.gov<mailto:tnauman at usgs.gov>).

Soil Scientist/Ecologist position - Wind erosion, land potential, restoration, and digital soil mapping

A soil scientist/ecologist position is available at the USGS Southwest Biological Science Center located in Moab, UT.  The successful candidate will work on collaborative projects examining wind erosion processes, understanding concepts of land potential, conducting digital soil mapping, and other applied soil and ecological research on the Colorado Plateau and southwestern US.  This position includes analysis of vegetation, soil, wind erosion, and restoration data; spatial modelling; and collection of new soil, erosion, and ecological data. Within the framework of larger studies, this position will: 1) synthesize data to explore patterns of the relationship between soils, wind erosion, and ecological dynamics; 2) effectively use complex statistical analyses and machine learning; and 3) communicate results in presentations and peer-reviewed publications.

This position offers an exciting opportunity to elucidate how climate and land use change will interact to affect the plants, soils, and ecosystem function of the Colorado Plateau and drylands of the southwestern US.  Specifically, this position will focus on 1) land use and climate change impacts on dust, vegetation, and water cycles, 2) how land treatments, restoration, and land-use history affect ecological state dynamics (vegetation community, functional indicators, soil health, and erosion); and 3) explore how these processes and interactions are likely to change under a drier and more variable climate.

A Ph.D. degree and a background in field and modeling methods in soil science, ecology, and/or range science is preferred. Moab, UT is a small town offering a variety of outdoor adventures.  More information about Moab can be found at www.discovermoab.com<http://www.discovermoab.com>.


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Mike Duniway
Research Ecologist/Soil Scientist
US Geological Survey
Southwest Biological Science Center<https://usgs.gov/sbsc>
2290 SW Resource Blvd.
Moab, UT 84532
Office: (928) 556-7530
Cell: (435) 260-2414
Email: mduniway at usgs.gov<mailto:mduniway at usgs.gov>
USGS Profile Page: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/mike-duniway
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lsZHpoYAAAAJ&hl=en
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9643-2785



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