Post Doctoral Scientist
2 days ago
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct soil nutrient and GHG measurements for different land use systems in sub-Saharan Africa to detect emission hotspots and develop mitigation options;
- Develop management interventions through laboratory and field experiments to reduce GHG emissions and nutrient losses from livestock manure and improve its fertilizer quality;
- Conduct measurements of nutrient cycling processes in soils and manure to understand the underlying drivers and controls;
- Conduct household surveys to better understand current manure management and crop fertilizing practices as well as barriers and incentives for improvement;
- Operate and manage laboratory and field facilities, including manual and automatic soil GHG flux chambers, laser absorption spectrometers;
- Perform quality control and statistical analysis of collected data;
- Write scientific papers, prepare conference presentations, and contribute to other communication products;
- Co-supervise PhD and MSc students and guide research technicians;
- Develop innovative concepts and ideas for further research to address environmental aspects of agricultural production systems.
Requirements:
- PhD in biogeochemistry, agronomy, geo-ecology, environmental sciences, soil science, or related fields;
- Good understanding of carbon and nitrogen cycling processes in natural and/or agroecosystems;
- Considerable practical knowledge of techniques and experience with equipment used in GHG emissions measurement from terrestrial ecosystems;
- Ability to effectively manage, visualize, and analyze large datasets using standard programming languages (R, python, Matlab, etc.);
- Excellent spoken and written English;
- Proven track record of scientific writing as first and/or corresponding author;
- Knowledge of agricultural production systems in developing and/or developed countries is an asset;
- Knowledge of chemical analysis of environmental samples (soil, manure, water) is an asset;
- Experience with NH3 measurements is an asset;
- Experience in doing household surveys using the ODK platform is an asset.
This role seeks to improve food security and reduce poverty in developing countries through research for better and more sustainable use of livestock.
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