Postdoctoral Researcher Position

A postdoctoral position is open for applications at the Agricultural University of Iceland to participate in the project Effects of Wetland Restoration on Greenhouse Gas Balance and Other Ecosystem Processes (ReWet). The project is funded by the Research Fund of RANNÍS. The position is a two-year appointment.

Fluxes from drained peatlands are the single largest component of Iceland`s GHG budget, but national emission numbers are mostly based on IPCC's default values due to lack of local studies. The ReWet project addresses in detail the GHG fluxes of both natural and drained peatlands in W-Iceland, and how those change when the drained peatland is rewetted. The project is led by the Agricultural University of Iceland and other collaborators come from University of Akureyri, the Institute of Land and Forest Iceland, Svarmi ehf. and University of Helsinki.

• Participate in the year around outdoor research activities in Iceland

• Run chamber-based GHG measurements of CO2, CH4 and N2O fluxes and scale those both in space and time,

• Assist with the operation of eddy covariance flux tower measurements

• Supervising personnel and graduate students and interacting with other team members

• Organize, analyse and maintain large data sets generated from the chamber systems and linking its results to other work packages of the project that include microbial ecology, soil chemistry, remote sensing. eco-hydrology, etc.

• Publications in peer-reviewed academic journals in cooperation with other participants

• Doctoral degree in the fields of environmental sciences, biogeochemistry, ecosystem ecology, wetland ecology, or any other closely related subject

• Demonstrated experience with GHG-flux measurement techniques, including data processing and interpretation and/or modelling

• The ability to independently conduct field work in the sub-Arctic and ability to work well in a team

• Have a driver's license valid in Iceland

• Be fluent in English to be able to write, communicate and interact in an English-speaking environment

• Documented experience in writing and publishing scientific articles

Applicants are kindly requested to include a CV, cover letter, degree certificates, and a publication list with their application.

The Agricultural University of Iceland reserves its rights to reject all applications. All applicants will receive an answer when a decision about the appointment has been made.

Salaries are according to collective wage agreements of public employees.