"Postdoctoral Research Associate I, School of Geography, Development & Environment"

Postdoctoral Research Associate I, School of Geography, Development & Environment

Company: The University of Arizona

Job Location: Tucson, 85724

Category: Geology, Earth Sciences, and Oceanography

Type: Full-Time

Posting Number: req24629

Department: Sch Geography, Dev & Environ

Location: Main Campus

Address: Tucson, AZ USA

Position Highlights

The University of Arizona's School of Geography, Development & Environment within the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences invites you to apply to the role of Postdoctoral Research Associate. The candidate will join and support the NSF-funded research project, "Assessing past and future Colorado River droughts in the context of a Holocene wetting trend". The project seeks to confirm the extreme persistence of the 2nd century drought in the Colorado River basin, and assess its drought characteristics in the context of both Holocene trend and climate change.

The postdoctoral researcher will take the lead on the dendrochronological laboratory work (sample preparation, dating and measuring, tree-ring chronology development, and data archiving). The incumbent will further support the project by assisting the PIs with field collections and sample preparation, contributing to hydroclimatic and dendroclimatic data analysis, and producing written and graphical outputs for project publications.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, vision, and life insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead dendrochronological lab work, data analysis, data management, and archival of data and wood specimens.
• Contribute to hydroclimatic and dendroclimatic data analysis and visualization.
• Provide written and graphical support for project reports and publications.
• Assist with field collections and sample preparation.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to work a part of a project team, in-person and remotely.
• Ability to work independently.
• Skill in speaking to the general public.
• Knowledge of the current dendroclimatology literature.

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD in Earth System Science, Paleoclimatology, Climatology or related field, awarded by the start of the position.
• Experience in dendrochronological sample preparation, cross-dating, tree-ring measuring systems, tree-ring standardization approaches, chronology development, and dendrochronology programs such as ARSTAN and COFECHA.
• Experience with a statistical programming language, such as R or Matlab.
• Experience with time series analysis and scientific writing.

FLSA: Exempt

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week: 40

Job FTE: 1.0

Work Calendar: Fiscal

Job Category: Research

Benefits Eligible: Yes - Full Benefits

Rate of Pay: NIH salary guidelines, Depends on Experience

Compensation Type: salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)

Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies: 1

Contact Information for Candidates

Dr. Connie Woodhouse
Regents Professor Emerita, School of Geography, Development & Environment
conniew1@arizona.edu

Open Until Filled: Yes

Documents Needed to Apply: Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Cover Letter