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The Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes (OSUR, https://osur.univ-rennes.fr/, Université de Rennes) is recruiting a qualified research engineer in the field of micrometeorology, environmental measurements in the field and chemical analysis of samples in the laboratory. The successful candidate will join the EcoChim environmental analysis platform team and form part of the network of researchers working for the National Peatland Observation Service (SNO Tourbières, https://www.sno-tourbieres.cnrs.fr/). The person recruited will work at the Fedrun (Parc Natural Régional de Brière) and La Sangsurière peatland sites and occasionally at the Sèves peatland (Parc Naturel régional des Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin, MCB). She/he will have operational responsibility for research activities at these sites in collaboration with local staff: helping to install and maintain equipment, managing sampling and processing and exploiting data.
Ultimately, the aim is to include the Fedrun and La Sangsurière sites in the next National Peatland Observation Service certification by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifque (CNRS, 2026). The National Peatland Observation Service aims to understand the exchange of energy, mass and greenhouse gases between ecosystems and the atmosphere, as well as the ecology, biogeochemistry and management of temperate peatlands. These sites are part of peat complexes containing the largest carbon stocks in France. Their response to anthropogenic disturbances (climate, pollution) is still poorly understood and only long-term observations will fill this gap. Furthermore, peatlands have been shaped by diverse and sometimes contradictory agricultural and cultural practices. Producing scientific data on whether these systems act as sinks or sources of greenhouse gases, and on their trophic status, will help to clarify the debates with quantified measurements and thus develop research-action approach.

Main activities

The main tasks of the job include, for the two study stations at Fedrun (PNR Brière) and La Sangsurière (PNR MCB):
1) management of the stations measuring greenhouse gas fluxes and meteorological variables,
2) management of biogeochemical analyses (peat, water).
Daily tasks include:
- field work related to sensor and data logger maintenance, troubleshooting and calibration
- office work relating to programming, data processing (transfer, quality control, calculation of fluxes, analysis of the determinants of flux variability, establishment of an annual carbon balance, data processing and integration in database) and interpretation of results.
- organising and participating in sampling campaigns
- analysing peat and water samples
- promoting the results in the form of articles and scientific communication to a wide audience.
The person recruited will work with the PNR des Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin teams to draw up a sampling protocol for the Sèves peatland and analyse the data.

Skills required (knowledge, know-how and interpersonal skills)

-    PhD in functional ecology, ecophysiology, micrometeorology, biogeochemistry.
-    Knowledge of environmental measurement sensors, meteorological sensors, gas analysers, data loggers and associated programming languages.
-    Experience of maintaining and repairing scientific instruments in the laboratory or in the field.
-    A strong taste and aptitude for field work.
-    Experience and proficiency in one or more software languages such as R or Python.

Special working conditions (supervision/travel/time pressure, etc.)

The person recruited will be required to travel from Rennes to the sites on a regular basis (1 to 2 assignments per month), including the need to move around and carry equipment in wet and marshy environments.
A valid driving licence is essential.
The position is for 2 years. The person recruited will be based at OSUR on the Beaulieu campus in Rennes.

Recruitment procedures

-    Send an application including a CV and covering letter describing how this position fits in with the applicant's career plans to sebastien.gogo@univ-rennes.fr and christophe.flechard@inrae.fr.
-    Applications received by 31 January 2025, orals from 10 to 14 February 2025 (online interview possible), final decision on 17 February 2025, recruitment at the beginning of March 2025.

 

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine maintain a database of more than 1,600 research opportunities and administer postdoctoral and senior research awards at participating federal laboratories and affiliated institutions at locations throughout the U.S. and abroad.

We are seeking highly qualified candidates who hold, or anticipate earning, a doctorate in a variety of fields of science or engineering. Degrees from foreign universities should be equivalent in training and research experience to a doctoral degree from a U.S. institution. Citizenship eligibility varies among the sponsoring laboratories.

 Application deadline dates (four annual review cycles):
•    February 1*
•    May 1
•    August 1
•    November 1
      * If a deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the deadline is moved to the next business day.   

Research Associates have the opportunity to:
•    Conduct independent research in an area compatible with the interests of the sponsoring laboratory
•    Devote full-time effort to research and publication
•    Access the excellent and often unique facilities of the federal research enterprise
•    Collaborate with leading scientists and engineers at the sponsoring laboratories

Award benefits include:
•    Stipends ranging from $45,000 to $108,000; may be higher based on experience
•    Health insurance (including dental and vision)
•    Relocation assistance for Research Associates who will be on tenure for at least six months and who at the time of award reside more than 50 miles from the host laboratory 
•    Professional travel allowance 

For detailed program information, to search Research Opportunities, and to contact prospective Research Adviser(s) visit www.nas.edu/rap.

The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CU CIRES) invites applications for a full-time Research Scientist position at NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). The successful applicant will work to evaluate the influence of commercial radio occultation data on the quality of SWPC ionospheric models, products, and services.

SWPC is involved in NOAA’s Commercial Data Program (CDP) and Space Weather Data Pilot (SWDP), which is assessing the viability of commercial radio occultation (RO) data for space weather specifications and forecasts. Products derived from the radio occultation data include ionospheric total electron content, electron density profiles, scintillation amplitude, and scintillation phase. The goal of this effort is to compare the data products obtained from the commercial vendor-provided radio occultation satellites with ground-based and space-based environmental measurements, to compare with output from SWPC’s numerical models, to test the ingest of the vendor-provided products in SWPC’s models, and to participate in the development of new ionosphere products and models, particularly the GloTEC real-time 3D electron density Gauss-Markov Kalman filter data assimilation model.

The successful candidate will work with a small team at SWPC to acquire and manage the ionospheric radio occultation data products from multiple vendors, acquire and manage data from numerous world-wide ground-based and space-based sources, compare the vendor-provided radio occultation products with environmental data and model output and participate in the improvement of existing products and the creation of new products.

The work also requires the drafting of reports that address the viability of the commercial data for space weather products. This project will have a duration of one year, with a possibility of renewal for a second year depending on performance and availability of funds.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

• Evaluate the impact of commercial radio occultation data on ionospheric models and products by quantitatively comparing these data with satellite measurements (e.g., GNSS RO, in-situ plasma density), ground-based observations (e.g., ionosonde soundings, GNSS TEC, S4, Sigma Phi), and numerical model outputs (34%)
• Develop software tools that conduct periodic checks of the data products being provided (33%)
• Document the suitability of the commercially available ionospheric data products for space weather specification and forecast products (33%)

What We Require

• A PhD degree in a related field is required. Candidates will be employed at the CIRES Research Scientist (RS) career track.
• Experience with programming languages (e.g., Python), code development in the Windows and/or Unix environment, and code source control and documentation.
• Experience developing high-quality and insightful visualization of scientific datasets.