Postdoctoral Position - Quantifying Volcanic CO2 Emissions
From: "Andrews, Benjamin" <AndrewsB@xxxxxx>
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Dear Colleagues,
We would like to draw your attention to a 2-year postdoctoral position at the Smithsonian Institution.
Postdoctoral Fellow – Quantifying Volcanic CO2 Emissions
We
invite applications for a postdoctoral fellowship to use extant
satellite data to quantify volcanic CO2 emissions globally. The position
is part of a collaborative project between Kelly Chance of the
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Smithsonian Institution,
Cambridge, MA, Elizabeth Cottrell, and Ben Andrews (both of the Global
Volcanism Program, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian
Institution, Washington, DC). The project is funded through a pilot
grant from the Reservoirs & Fluxes Directorate of the Deep Carbon
Observatory initiative (https://dco.gl.ciw.edu/) and the Smithsonian Grand Challenges Consortia (http://www.si.edu/consortia/universe).
The post-doc will be employed by the Smithsonian Institution to mine
satellite data archives, collaboratively perform spectral analysis of
satellite data for determining CO2 column amounts, and to perform
statistical analysis. This will be achieved using current algorithms and
through the development of new algorithms. The postdoc will also be
involved with the selection of volcanic targets and
interpretation/modeling of the data. Experience in statistical data
analysis and ability to program in a higher level language (e.g.
FORTRAN) are highly desirable.
Funding is for two years and includes a stipend of $56,000 in year 1 and $57,000 in year 2 plus a stipend for health insurance. The fellow will reside in Washington and will travel to Cambridge, MA regularly. To apply, please send CV, contact information and names of at least two references familiar with your work to by email to Elizabeth Cottrell (cottrelle@xxxxxx). The position is available immediately but could begin as late as September 2012. We will continue to accept applications until the position is filled but will begin reviewing applications in March, 2012. The Smithsonian Institution is an equal opportunity employer.
Sincerely,
Ben Andrews, Elizabeth Cottrell, and Kelly Chance
Benjamin J. Andrews
Curator, Research Geologist
Department of Mineral Sciences
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
phone: 202.633.1818
fax: 202.357.2476
http://mineralsciences.si.edu/staff/pages/andrews/index.html==============================================================
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