Postdoctoral Research Associate

Online applications must be received before 12:00am on:

February 1, 2025

If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.

Available Title(s):

306-NNFACULTY - Postdoctoral Research Associate, 306-YNFACULTY - Postdoctoral Research Associate

Business Title:

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Employee Type:

Faculty (+) (Fixed Term)

Position Term:

9 Month

Position Details:

The Opportunity:

The USDA-ARS Northwest Sustainable Agroecosystems Research (NSAR) Unit, WSU Crop and Soil Sciences Department, and WSU Laboratory for Atmospheric Research seek a post-doctoral researcher with expertise in micrometeorology to contribute to monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions associated with soil and nutrient conservation practices in dryland agroecosystems.

This position will provide opportunities to develop scholarship employing over 20 years of historic data from the Cook Agronomy Farm, including 10 years of eddy covariance data. The successful candidate will collaborate with Dr. Heping Liu in the WSU Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Dr. Claire Phillips of the USDA-ARS and contribute to the https://ltar.ars.usda.gov/ and the https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/our-agency/news/usda-announces-progress-in-efforts-to-improve-measurement-monitoring-reporting-and.

This position's primary responsibility is to add nitrous oxide flux measurements to two eddy covariance systems at the Cook Agronomy Farm LTAR site in Pullman, Washington.

Additional duties and responsibilities include:

• Participate in method development, comparing eddy covariance and flux gradient methods.

• Evaluate spatial patterns in N2O emissions as a step towards developing N2O monitoring approaches appropriate for field scales and complex terrain.

• Actively participate in management of the eddy covariance sites, as part of a team.

• Take a lead role in developing data pipelines to ensure processed, quality-controlled N2O and CO2 flux data can be shared out quickly.

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Systems Engineering, Hydrology, Meteorology, or a related field.

• Experience with micrometeorology, atmospheric sciences, or environmental physics.

• Proficiency with coding, statistical modeling, and experience manipulating large datasets.

• A record of publishing in relevant disciplines.

• Ability to work collaboratively as part of an interdependent team, employing excellent communication skills, and conducting work with transparency and accountability.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience measuring and analyzing eddy covariance data.

• Experience developing QAQC procedures for environmental data.

• Experience sharing data and code in collaborative workspaces, such as AmeriFlux and GitHub.

Additional Information:

Area/College: Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture

Department Name: Civil and Environmental Engineering

City, State, Zip: Pullman, WA 99164

Department Link: https://ce.wsu.edu/

Annual Salary: $60,000 - $82,000 | In accordance with https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.as