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The Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability (ESS) integrates the latest ecosystem science into the real-world sustainable management of natural resources.

Research is often related to the challenges humans face in sustainably managing ecosystem services and the amazing ways in which organisms interact with their environments to form complex ecosystems.

An open postdoctoral researcher position is available to work on understanding the role of forest functional and structural diversity in regulating vertical profiles of canopy fluxes within Earth system models. The postdoctoral researcher will be based at Colorado State University in the Ecological Climate and Global Change Lab under the supervision of Dr. Danica Lombardozzi and will work with closely with collaborators at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Michigan State University, and University of British Columbia.

The position may support a hybrid work arrangement but fully in-person is preferred.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications in the announcement to be considered for hire. Apply no later than November 10, 2025 for full consideration.

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