Position Available
Eddy Covariance Technician
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska
The position will be open until filled.
For further information, please go to:
http://www.uakjobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=70385
Or contact:
Syndonia Bret-Harte
Email: msbretharte [at] alaska.edu
Eugenie Euskirchen
Email: seeuskirchen [at] alaska.edu
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is seeking an enthusiastic and
experienced individual to help to manage an ecosystem ecology laboratory
and assist research personnel in measurements of ecosystem-atmosphere
exchange of carbon, water, and energy fluxes based on eddy covariance
methods.
This position will be key to an "International Polar Year -- Arctic
Observatory Network" project funded by the National Science Foundation
with goals of detecting climate change in the Arctic and its effects on
global systems. This position will also be key to a project funded by
the U.S. Geological Survey to understand the impacts of climate change
in the Yukon River Basin of boreal Alaska. Duties will include:
- Assisting with the design, construction, installation, and
maintenance of micrometeorological instruments;
- Performing data downloads and data post-processing;
- Interacting with site investigators; and
- Assisting with data summary and analysis.
Fieldwork will include several 2-3 week trips per year, plus additional
trips to maintain the continuous measurements at the field sites.
Fieldwork will be based primarily at the Toolik Field Station in
northern Alaska and at the Bonanza Creek Long Term Ecological Research
site near Fairbanks, with some travel to and work at the North East
Science Station in Cherskii, Russia.
The desired candidate will possess:
- Demonstrated experience with Campbell Scientific dataloggers,
datalogger programming, data collection software, communication
peripherals, and sensors;
- Strong personal communication and quantitative skills;
- Self-motivation, independence, and the ability to work with minimal
supervision, as well as ability and willingness to work with site
investigators; and
- Excellent organizational and documentation skills.
Required qualifications include a Master's or Bachelor's degree in
biogeochemistry, Earth system science, atmospheric science,
biometeorology, micrometeorology, or related fields, and/or significant
experience with eddy flux systems and biogeochemical processes. The
candidate will also need to possess a valid U.S. driver's license. The
successful candidate will be based at the Institute of Arctic Biology,
University of Alaska Fairbanks, and will also interact with scientists
at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
The position is full-time, with initial appointment for one year and
potential for repeated renewal upon satisfactory performance.
Applications must be completed online, and will need to include a letter
of application; a curriculum vitae or resume; transcripts; and the
names, email addresses, and phone numbers of three professional
references. In your letter of application, please explain how your
experience, training, and professional goals will apply to this project,
and include anything that you think will convince reviewers that you are
the right person for the job. Letters of recommendation may be sent to:
Margo Griffith
Employment Coordinator
Institute of Arctic Biology
University of Alaska Fairbanks
P.O. Box 757000
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-7000
The position will be open until filled.
For additional information and to apply, please go to:
www.uakjobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=70385.
For questions, please contact:
Syndonia Bret-Harte
Email: msbretharte [at] alaska.edu
Eugenie Euskirchen
Email: seeuskirchen [at] alaska.edu