Postdoctoral Researcher in Soil Science

Postdoctoral Researcher in Soil Science

SLU - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Uppsala, Sweden

The Department of Soil and Environment is advertising a post-doctoral position. We are looking for a candidate with an ambition to take another step in their career as a soil science researcher.

About the position

The successful candidate will do research on how to improve precision and accuracy in forest soil carbon stock estimates within the project “A better check on soil carbon - a novel sampling and measurement approach for improved precision in soil carbon monitoring”. Important parts of the work are fieldwork, laboratory analysis, data evaluation and academic publishing. The employed post-doc will be a member of research group that do research on the effect of land-use on emissions and uptake of green-house gases.

Your profile

PhD exam in relevant topic based on research in soil science with a focus on carbon pools and carbon stocks in soils. Experience in geostatistical methods and/or spectral analysis of soil samples is a merit. The applicant should have a documented capability to carry out independent research and authoring scientific publications.

As postdoctoral appointments are career-developing positions for junior researchers, we are primarily looking for candidates with a doctoral degree that is three years old at most.