What are the responsibilities and job description for the Postdoctoral Researcher position at Arizona State University?
Arizona State University’s Global Drylands Center (GDC), and the Sala Lab are seeking a postdoctoral research scholar in ecology. The postdoctoral research scholar will contribute to synthesis activities within the Global Drylands Center in close collaboration with the Director and the member of the Sala laboratory. Synthesis activities will be complemented by maintenance, monitoring and the data analysis of field experiments at the Jornada Experimental Range in New Mexico with the objective of understanding long-term effects of droughts and their interactions with other ecosystem variables.
This is a grant-funded position. Continuation is contingent on future grant funding. Renewal of the position is contingent upon satisfactory progress and contribution to the collective program.
Responsibilities
1. Collaborate in the activities of the Global Drylands Center and the Sala Lab.
2. Maintain experiments and collect data in collaboration with lab manager and graduate students.
3. Analyze experimental data and write scientific papers associated with the research.
4. Travel to meetings to perform the work and present results.
5. Be an active member in research group activities (e.g., participate in lab meetings).
Qualifications
- Successful candidates must have earned a doctoral degree or approaching completion in a relevant area at time of appointment.
- Demonstrated dedication to solving scientific challenges through research and scholarship.
- A demonstrated record of scholarly achievement, excellent communication skills, and proficiency in both written and spoken English.
- The capacity to work effectively in interdisciplinary teams.
