Post-doctoral Scientist Modeling Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Requirements:
- Doctorate in soil biogeochemistry, Earth science, or related disciplines
- Knowledge in greenhouse gas emissions in AFOLU sector
- Capacity for and interest in teamwork and training
- Good verbal and written communication skills in English required
- Skills in simulation modeling and programming (ideally in C++) (preferred)
- Duration: 24 months; monthly salary: $4500-$6000, depending on experience. Full time Senior Research Scientist position available after post-doc.
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Post-Doctoral Research Associate in sugarcane crop modelling
The South African Sugarcane Research Institute has a vacancy for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate (RA) to assist with the development and application of the DSSAT-Canegro model in the following areas:
- Separating genetic, environment and management (including chemical ripening) effects on crop growth and development processes.
- Improving the simulation of crop response to elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration and high temperatures and using the model to investigate climate change impacts and adaptation strategies for sugarcane production.
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