Flathead Lake Biological Station, University of Montana

The Flathead Lake Biological Station is a field research and teaching facility designated as a Center of Excellence of the University of Montana. The mission of the Bio Station is to conduct basic and applied research in ecology with an emphasis on freshwater; provide field ecology courses for college students, K-12 teachers and natural resource professionals; train graduate students for professional or teaching careers; and provide scientific data, interpretation and outreach to help resolve environmental problems and inform public policy locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.

Homepage: https://flbs.umt.edu/newflbs

Two Post Doctoral Research Associates will work with FLBS faculty Matthew Church and Robert Hall to conduct research to improve understanding of primary productivity, material export, and nutrient cycling in the low nutrient, subtropical gyres of the open ocean. One of the post-docs (supervised by Professor Robert Hall) will develop and use statistical models to improve understanding of processes controlling primary productivity and material and energy export from the upper ocean to the deep sea. The second post-doc (supervised by Professor Matthew Church) will use biogeochemical and molecular biological approaches to quantify particle flux and assess taxonomic contributions of plankton to productivity and export. Both post-docs will have opportunities to participate in research cruises to the North Pacific and South Atlantic subtropical gyres.

Both post-docs will be primarily based at Flathead Lake Bio Station, University of Montana, but will benefit from the opportunities to collaborate broadly as part of a Schmidt Sciences funded Ocean Biogeochemistry Virtual Institute . The positions allow for multiple professional development opportunities, including training in highly interdisciplinary science, international collaborations across institutions, regular meetings with the entire project team, mentorship toward academic and non-academic career development, and interactions with graduate and undergraduate students.

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