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The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UC Irvine is hiring a postdoctoral scholar to conduct research on modeling microbial populations, communities, and ecosystems. The appointment is for two years at 100% time, with a comprehensive benefits package. Continuation beyond initial appointment will be based on performance and availability of funding. Salary is based on UCI salary scales and dependent on qualifications and experience.

With funding from federal and private sources, the Allison research team aims to build the next generation of microbial-explicit models to improve understanding of global change impacts on ecosystems and the carbon cycle. The postdoctoral scholar will work closely with a diverse team of faculty, academic staff, graduate students, and other postdoctoral scholars to develop models, assimilate data, run simulations, and disseminate research findings.

The responsibilities of this position include:
• Develop, update, and run microbial-explicit models, such as DEMENT, that simulate microbial processes and ecosystem functioning in response to climate, wildfire, and other environmental changes.
• Incorporate microbial models and processes into models running at ecosystem to global scales.
• Collaborate with team members to assemble and refine datasets on microbial traits and ecosystem processes for model parameterization and validation.
• Disseminate models and research outcomes through peer-reviewed articles, code releases, repositories, reports, presentations, workshops, conferences, and other media.
• Mentor graduate and/or undergraduate student researchers.

Interested applicants should submit: (a) a cover letter explaining your relevant background, interest in this research, and your career goals following postdoctoral work; (b) current curriculum vitae; (c) doctoral dissertation abstract; (d) inclusive excellence activities statement; and (e) names and contact information of three references.

Apply to the following on-line recruitment URL to submit the material requested:
https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09456

Please direct inquiries to Steven Allison at allisons@uci.edu.

Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of hiring)
• Doctoral degree in quantitative biology, microbial ecology, ecosystem science, climate science, computational science, applied mathematics, statistics or a related discipline conferred by the hiring date
• Demonstrated expertise in writing, debugging, and managing computer code
• At least one peer-reviewed publication or comparable scholarly product led by the applicant and accepted or published at the time of application

Desired qualifications:
• Demonstrated ability and experience working independently
• Demonstrated ability and experience working as a team member
• Experience with Python, R, and shell scripting languages
• Well-developed skills in oral and written communication, organization, leadership, mentoring, collaboration, and project management

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC anti-discrimination policy.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

• “Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
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• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment.
  

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.