Postdoctoral and PhD Positionin Agricultural Systems

Postdoctoral Position in Agricultural Climate-Smart Research at North Carolina State University

As part of the Climate Adaptation through Agriculture & Soil Management (CASM) initiative in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at NCSU, we are hiring a postdoctoral research position related to mitigating climate change through enhanced rock weathering, soil carbon sequestration and GHG emission reduction in agricultural systems.

We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral research associate to develop and expand the GHG program in the Sustainable Soils Lab. The successful candidate needs to demonstrate expertise in agrometeorological measurement of GHG emissions. This includes experience with field instrumentation maintenance, management of large continuous data sets including processing and data quality control. In addition, experience with GHG analytical equipment, fundamental knowledge in nitrogen and carbon cycling and experience with field-based research is desired.

Major Responsibilities include: (1) manage and conduct novel research at a 32-acre field-scale micrometeorological experiment focused on climate-smart practices located at the Tidewater Research Station (2)  Establish newly funded enhanced rock weathering GHG trials at the Cherry Research station in Goldsboro, NC. The individual will also have the opportunity to work in GHG and soil carbon experiments at the lab and greenhouse scale as part of the larger CASM team.

Qualifications: Ph.D. in a discipline relevant to soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, micrometeorology and agronomy; experience using and maintaining analytical equipment used to quantify GHGs and SOC; experience managing field experiments (preferably agricultural); and excellent writing and communication skills in English.

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PhD for Enhanced Rock Weathering in Agricultural Systems at North Carolina State University

We are seeking a highly motivated student to join the sustainable soils lab in research focused on the use of enhanced rock weathering in North Carolina agricultural systems. The students will be responsible for establishing a greenhouse gas experiment at the Cherry Research Station, conducting greenhouse trials and lab based GHG experiments.

The successful candidate needs to demonstrate expertise in soil science and biogeochemistry. With preferred experience with field instrumentation maintenance, experience with GHG analytical equipment, fundamental knowledge in nitrogen and carbon cycling and experience with field-based research is desired.

Qualifications: MSc in a discipline relevant to soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, geology and agronomy; field work experience and excellent writing and communication skills in English.

PhD Positions_Woodley_NCSU_2024.docx