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<p class="MsoNormal">I hope that this email finds you well. I have recently relocated to KAUST, in Saudi Arabia, and I am right now getting settled down there, setting up my new lab, and recruiting lab members.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In my lab at KAUST we will continue working on the ecology of drylands and their responses to environmental change as we used to do it before, but with a stronger emphasis on applied ecological science. A key research line I will implement
will be the ecological restoration of drylands and deserts, which hopefully will deliver relevant science to inform the multiple greening initiatives going across Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. I am looking for a postdoc with expertise on the restoration
of dryland ecosystems to work on this area.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Job description: Postdoctoral position, restoration of dryland ecosystems<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Salary: 50K-60K USD (tax free), depending on experience and CV<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Benefits: Free housing and full medical insurance, 3K USD relocation costs <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Duration: 1 year, renewable up to 3 years depending on performance and year of PhD award (postdocs positions at KAUST cannot be extended longer than 5 years after a PhD)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Start date: Fall 2024<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Observations: PhD should have been obtained between September 2020 and March 2024. Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">KAUST is a unique place by the Red Sea with state-of-the art facilities, world-class faculty, and a vibrant academic and scientific environment. My lab is a <span style="color:black">is a healthy,
collaborative and people-centered workplace where the health, wellbeing and professional development of its members is a priority and harassment and discrimination (of any form) is not tolerated</span>. To learn more about KAUST and how is life here please
see <a href="https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en/">https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en/</a> & <a href="https://communitylife.kaust.edu.sa/">https://communitylife.kaust.edu.sa/</a> My lab philosophy is summarized here </span><a href="https://maestrelab.com/en/lab-philosophy/">https://maestrelab.com/en/lab-philosophy/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I would be very grateful if you co</span>uld distribute this among potentially interested candidates. Please note that I will not consider candidates without experience in the restoration of
dryland ecosystems nor those with a PhD obtained before Sep 2020.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Interested candidates should send their CV, a motivation letter and two references to <a href="mailto:fernando.maestregil@kaust.edu.sa" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">fernando.maestregil@kaust.edu.sa</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Many thanks for your attention and have a nice day/evening/night,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fernando<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fernando T. Maestre<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT-CH" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="mailto:fernando.maestregil@kaust.edu.sa" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">fernando.maestregil@kaust.edu.sa</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en/study/faculty/fernando-t-maestre" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en/study/faculty/fernando-t-maestre<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://maestrelab.com/en/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">maestrelab.com</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences, <a href="https://rac.es/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://rac.es/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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