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Attached is an announcement about an Ecosystem Ecologist postdoctoral
position with U.S. EPA in Corvallis, Oregon.  Please share this with any
of your colleagues who might be interested.


                     Ecosystem Ecologist

     TERM-APPOINTMENT, POST-DOCTORAL  RESEARCH POSITION

The Office of Research and Development (ORD) of the US EPA
plans to hire nearly 50 Post-Doctoral researchers in term-
appointments by October 1, 1998.  One of these appointments
will be made at the Western Ecology Division, Corvallis, of
the National Health and Environmental Effects Research
Laboratory  (NHEERL).  This position in Corvallis is for an
ecosystem ecologist for a period of three years.  The
individual will work in a research team setting on
developing measures and methods to assess the functioning of
forested ecosystems affected by anthropogenic stresses.  The
primary focus of the position is to conduct research on the
flow of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur and/or oxygen through
forested ecosystems using natural abundance levels of the
stable isotopes of these elements. The overall objective of
the larger project in which this research lies, is to
develop measures, methods and models that can be used to
assess current ecosystem function, and/or predict whether
the current functioning of the ecosystem can be sustained.
The incumbent will be expected to interact with soil
scientists, ecosystem ecologists, biogeochemical modelers,
landscape- and global-scale modelers, physiologists,
microbial ecologists, molecular ecologists, and
statisticians.  The preferred incumbent has knowledge of
ecosystem processes in both the above- and below-ground
portions of terrestrial ecosystems, and hands-on experience
working with mass spectrometers with stable isotopes at
natural abundance levels.  Candidates with educational and
research experience using stable isotopes in the context of
ecosystem science, soil science, soil biology/ecology, or
terrestrial plant ecophysiology are encouraged  to apply.

Interested individuals can obtain application information by
viewing the general announcement on the webpage at:
http://www.epa.gov/nheerl/.  This is a general announcement.
Details about this position may not be evident from the
information presented on this webpage.  When applying for
the position, it is essential that the applicant indicate an
interest in a position at the Western Ecology Division in
Corvallis.  The application deadline is April 30, 1998.

The successful candidate will be hired as a federal employee
for the period and receive the employment benefits granted
to federal employees.  Other information on the nationwide
EPA Post-Doctoral program can be obtained at:
http://www.epa.gov/ord/.

In addition, to ensure that your application is routed and
reviewed properly, please send a copy of your curriculum
vitae to the address below.

Dr. Paul T. Rygiewicz
National Health and Environmental Effects Research Lab
Western Ecology Division
200 SW 35th Street
Corvallis, OR 97333
email: rags@mail.cor.epa.gov