Job Title: Postdoctoral Opportunity in Environmental Soil Physics	Salary: N/A / Yearly
Location: Logan, UT	Type: Full-Time
Zip Code: 84342

Description:

This multidisciplinary (e.g., hydrology, ecology, soil science) research project will fund a Postdoctoral Fellow to measure and model snowmelt fate and transport within soil under four vegetation types common to the mountains of northern Utah: conifer, aspen,sagebrush, and grass. The overall research program is evaluating interactions between soil, vegetation and microclimate that influence water yield from mountain snow pack under regional climate change.

The research will involve field work in one of the most scenic mountain ranges of the Rocky Mountains combined with laboratory analysis and modeling efforts to demonstrate the impact of vegetation on the transport and fate of snowmelt water. The successful candidate will be self motivated and able to work well with others and will employ numerical modeling of subsurface processes using simulation packages such as HYDRUS-1D, -2D, -3D and MATLAB.

Preference will be given to candidates with a background in Earth or Environmental Science/Engineering, Soil Physics, or Hydrology. Field and laboratory experience characterizing soil properties is preferred. A solid background in mathematics and
physics is critical for this research. The position (1-year minimum) is available immediately and will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. Please check soilphysics dot us dot edu for further details and position status.

Interested candidates should submit an electronic packet including up to 3 recent publications (PDF preferred) and curriculum vitae and 3 names of references to Dr. Scott B. Jones via email at scott.jones at usu.edu or by mail to: 4820 Old Main Hill; Department of Plants, Soils and Climate; Utah State University; Logan, UT 84322-4820.

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