Post Doctoral Research Associate- Soil and Water Conservation

POSITION SUMMARY:
The Agriculture and Natural Resources Information and Management (ANRIM) lab in the College of Science and Engineering at Central State University is seeking a postdoctoral research associate to work on research projects related to soil and water conservation in agricultural and natural systems. The selected candidate is expected to have expertise in one or more of the following areas: modeling contaminant flow and transport at various geospatial scales, process-based modeling of soil organic matter transformations, soil metagenomics and proteomics and isotope geochemistry. The selected candidate will be responsible for field data collection, laboratory analysis, data synthesis, manuscript preparation and publications. The candidate will also assist the supervisor with report preparation, data analysis, and manuscript writing. The successful candidate should demonstrate the ability to work independently and as a team to achieve the research objectives. The candidate is also expected to supervise undergraduate researchers engaged in the research activities. The candidate must be proficient in research design creation, data collection and data analysis in their area of expertise and be willing to learn the design, data collection and data analysis in unfamiliar areas. The position involves travel to meetings with collaborators, and selected study sites for data collection, and attending national and regional conferences.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Design experiments to apply and test the identified hypothesis
• Travel to field sites for data collection
• Analytical method development in the lab
• Assist with calibration and preventative maintenance of lab equipment and develop standard operating procedures for newly developed methods.
• Mentor and advise undergraduate students
• Attend national and regional conferences
• Write and edit technical reports, and manuscripts
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor