Location
New Haven, CT
Open Date
Aug 01, 2026
Deadline
Aug 01, 2027 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description
The Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture (YCNCC) is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Associate position to be hosted by the Yale Applied Science Synthesis Program (YASSP) in the Yale School of the Environment (YSE) and co-funded by YCNCC and Spark Climate Solutions.
The goal of the position is to advance our understanding of warming-induced feedback on emissions of greenhouse gases (specifically methane) from vegetated wetlands, coastal systems, and inland waters, with a focus on advancing process-based science and informing strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Warming is changing, and generally increasing, the emissions of methane from anaerobic systems, yet the production, consumption and transport pathways are poorly understood. In addition, interactions between emissions rates with lateral transport, nutrient loading, microbial and plant communities, redox state, and disturbance processes are emerging as potential levers to mitigate the effects of warming.
We welcome applications that propose to carry out lab, field or modeling research to understand warming effects on methane emissions or removals from vegetated wetlands, coastal systems, and inland waters. The proposed work can address any range of spatial and temporal scales, from microbial to global, but must cover questions related to reducing uncertainties in warming feedback on methane, provide improvements that can advance a process-based understanding of feedback, and make connections with existing or potential mitigation interventions to reduce emissions and/or enhance removals.
The initial appointment will be for a term of one year and may be extended for a second year upon satisfactory performance and available funding. Postdoctoral Associate will be provided a salary based on the Yale Postdoctoral salary scale (currently $68,500/year), and base research funds ($6,000/year), plus health care benefits and limited expenses for relocation.
Qualifications
A PhD or equivalent degree in a relevant discipline and less than a total of four years of prior postdoctoral experience.
Application Instructions
Complete applications must be submitted to Interfolio, and application review will commence on September 3, 2026, and continue until a suitable candidate is selected. For questions about this position, please contact Toby Bryce, YCNCC Managing Director, at ycncc@yale.edu.
A complete application includes:
- Full CV, including a complete bibliography.
- Research proposal, 2 pages maximum (11 or 12-font, single spaced, not including figures and references) that includes an overview of the proposed project and an explanation of how it will address the goals of the position.
- 2 Letters of Recommendation may be requested if the candidate is invited to the interview phase
- PDFs of 1 to 2 publications (in prep or submitted manuscripts are permissible)
Application Process
This institution is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.
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