Jobs:Job-00276
Start reviewing process: 18 December 2020
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Posting:
Position: MS and PhD opportunities
Start reviewing process: 18 December 2020
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This project will test the extent to which pedogenic carbonate accumulation in irrigated dryland soils emits an important anthropogenically-induced CO2 flux to the atmosphere. Students will work with a team of a biologist, a geochemist, a soil scientist and a civil engineer to provide essential knowledge of how irrigation intensity, water chemistry, soil texture, and crop type affect calcium carbonate formation. Students will collaborate with scientists to combine eddy-covariance, isotopic, and geochemical techniques with novel UAV-based remote sensing to develop multi-scalar approaches to capture and model spatiotemporal variation of abiotic CO2 exchange from ecosystem to atmosphere. Students will work with the team to develop their projects according to their primary interests and to gain the skills and confidence for making independently driven intellectual contributions. Education and outreach opportunities are available.
We seek applicants who have desire to advance carbon flux monitoring with expanded tools and basic knowledge of ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, isotopic techniques, hydrology, or carbon cycling. It is preferred but not required if you have experience with automated sensors and data-logging systems, instrument maintenance in field conditions, data analytical and statistical skills, a programing language (e.g., R or python), or experience with eddy covariance systems/data.
We are committed to creating an inclusive, equitable, and diverse research environment. Applicants will be considered regardless of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information. More on UTEPs support and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion can be found here: https://www.utep.edu/provost/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/
