Just announced, we are recruiting for a coastal climate change post-doc in One Environment/One Health – deadline is December 13, 2023. This is a term-appointment with the US EPA (U.S. citizens) for a period up to three years.
https://cfpub.epa.gov/ordpd/PostDoc_Position.cfm?pos_id=1576
The post-doctoral fellow will collaborate with a team of EPA and external researchers conducting One-Environment/One-Health research (https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26602/transforming-epa-science-to-meet-todays-and-tomorrows-challenges) on coastal climate change, focusing on both environmental and human health endpoints, complementary to current Branch and Division research portfolio.
The Pacific Coastal Ecology Branch (PCEB) is a leader in advancing the scientific knowledge needed to assess the effects of natural and anthropogenic stressors (e.g., pollution, climate change) on the status and condition of coastal and estuarine ecosystems (e.g., impacts of eutrophication and ocean acidification), and how environmental condition connects to human health and human well-being.
The specific project(s) will be determined with EPA researchers, but they may include one or more of the following:
- Research on effects of climate change (including sea-level rise, marine heat waves, changes in carbonate chemistry, and climate damage functions) on estuarine ecosystems (such as seagrass and blue carbon), using observational and experimental studies in the field and/or laboratory (including mesocosm facilities)
- Research on use of eDNA to understand coastal climate impacts (leveraging PCEB expertise in carbonate chemistry ocean acidification, eutrophication)
- Developing approaches to integrate and analyze multiple data streams for integrative analyses to assess ecosystem health and the effects of climate change from local sources of variability
The focus will primarily be on Pacific coastal communities (potentially including working on Alaska, Hawai’i, US territories, indigenous communities), but using approaches designed to be transferable to other locations. PCEB researchers also work at national scales (e.g., participating in the National Coastal Condition Assessment).
Here are the criteria for eligibility and where to submit applications:
https://cfpub.epa.gov/ordpd/PostDoc_Lab.cfm?Lab=CPHEA
Contact: Matthew Harwell, harwell.matthew@epa.gov
