Postdoctoral Research Associate Plant Physiology and Soil Carbon Sequestration
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Position Title Postdoctoral Research Associate Plant Physiology and Soil Carbon Sequestration Job Type Staff Position Information

The Department of Natural Sciences (DNS) at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore invites applications for a full-time, grant-funded Postdoctoral Research Associate to lead a Partnership for Climate Smart Commodities project on soil carbon accretion in agricultural soils using cover crops, corn, and switchgrass. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

The project focuses on increasing the utilization of cover crops and switchgrass as feedstocks for anaerobic digestion of chicken litter for biogas generation and the resulting changes in soil carbon during production and by the incorporation of digestate as a soil amendment in corn production. Applicants should have experience measuring soil carbon pools and fluxes, assessing plant performance, and be able to work within a multidisciplinary team evaluation crop production, soil greenhouse gas budgets, and economics of a sustainable system integrating cover crops and biogas production into the chicken industry on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Responsibilities

* Measure plant growth and productivity.

* Assess soil carbon fluxes and pools.

* Direct undergraduate workers.

* Collaborate with fellow researchers from the University of Maryland.

* Present data to scientific and farmer partner audiences.

* Produce scientific manuscripts and extension informational flyers.

* Performs other related duties as assigned.

Classification 19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations Required Qualifications

* PhD in plant biology or related discipline.

* A record of publishing scientific reports.

* Experience measuring soil carbon pools and fluxes, and assessing plant performance.

Preferred Qualifications Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

* Skilled in measuring soil carbon pools and fluxes.

* Skilled in assessing plant performance, including photosynthetic gas exchange and shootand root productivity.

* Skilled in manuscript production.

* Skilled in serving in a leadership of a research team.

* Statistical analytical skills.

Certifications/Registrations

N/A

EEO Statement

UMES is an EEO/AA employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or political affiliation. Minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate must be able to show acceptable documentation establishing the right to accept employment in the United States of America without employer sponsorship.

FLSA Exempt Salary Salary is Commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number S00620P Application/Resume deadline Open Until Filled Yes Resume/Application Process

Review will begin January 15, 2024 and continue until the position is filled. Qualified applicants should submit a cover letter elucidating past research and qualifications, curriculum vitae with publication list, and the names of three current, professional references (current or past supervisor) to include e-mail address and telephone number (current supervisor will not be contacted without the candidate's prior consent). Process questions may be referred to

...@umes.edu position questions to Dr. Jonathan Cumming: ...@umes.edu.

All applicants must apply using the new online application system. Please visit to apply. The successful candidate must be able to accept employment in the United States without Employer Immigration sponsorship.

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