Duties and Responsibilities:

• The candidate will conduct quality assessment and control of rainforest environmental data and process data into usable ecosystem products such as net ecosystem productivity.
• The candidate will develop their own research direction based on discussions with the Biosphere 2 rainforest research director.
• The candidate will help coordinate research with non-Biosphere 2 scientists and oversee graduate and undergraduate research inside Biosphere 2.
• Additional duties may be assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrate excellent communication skills, ability to work in a team environment and supervise undergraduate students, and enhance our communications/interface with the general public
• Strong analytical background, with expertise in handling large datasets in R software, an established record of research
• Scholarly publication in ecosystem/tree physiology and/or forest demography.
• Demonstrate strong communication skills, ability to work in a team environment, supervise undergraduate students, and interface with the general public.