Two-year postdoctoral fellow position in atmospheric chemistry to study the smoke plume chemistry.

University of Montana and Nanjing University for Information Science & Technology (NUIST) have a joint postdoc position open to study the smoke plume chemistry in western U.S. wildfires. The successful candidate will participate the WE-CAN field campaign (Western wildfire Experiment for Cloud chemistry, Aerosol absorption and Nitrogen) and involve in volatile organic compound (VOC) measurements using a PTR-TOF-MS in the NSF/NCAR C-130 aircraft. Subsequent post-campaign data analysis of the WE-CAN observations will focus on 1) both traditionally measured and previously unidentified VOCs; 2) chemical production and loss of secondary pollutants and oxidants; and 3) constraining current understanding of chemical mechanism in the fire plume.

The candidate will be supported with an annual salary of RMB 200,000~300,000（dependent upon experience and qualifications), with vast opportunities for professional developments at both institutes, and will split time in residence in the U.S. and China. She/he will lead the related publication(s), presenting results at international conferences, and have opportunities to supervise graduate students and assist proposal developments for seeking funding from agencies in both U.S. and China. The postdoctoral fellow will be co-advised by Prof. Lu Hu (U. Montana) and Prof. Yanlin Zhang (NUIST), and will work closely with the dynamic WE-CAN science team (https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/we-can) with collaborators from Colorado State U, CU-Boulder, U Washington, U Wyoming, and NCAR.

The successful candidate should have a PhD in atmospheric chemistry or related field, and have significant experience in scientific programing for advanced data analysis. Experience with either chemical modeling or mass spectrometry would be an asset, but not required. Interested applicants can send a detailed CV, a brief statement of research interests, and contact information for 3 references to Professors Hu (http://www.hs.umt.edu/luhu/) and Zhang (http://www.atmosgeochem.com/). The position is open immediately and applications submitted by May 15, 2018 will receive full consideration. Ideally the successful candidate will be able to join the WE-CAN field deployment (July 22-September 1), but the exact starting date is negotiable.

 

中美合作项目-大气化学博士后研究职位招聘

申请要求：候选人应具有大气化学或相关博士学位，如果在化学模型、质谱分析、或对VOCs在线观测有相关经验的会优先考虑。

研究项目：（1）主要从事生物质燃烧及大气化学航测研究。研究生物质燃烧中的烟羽化学及其大气环境影响。研究者将会参与到近期美国生物质燃烧的飞机航测研究项目（WE-CAN field campaign; Western wildfire Experiment for Cloud chemistry, Aerosol absorption and Nitrogen），以及利用美国NSF/NCAR C-130飞机搭载的PTR-TOF-MS开展的挥发性有机物观测实验。基于WE-CAN航测的数据分析重点在：a）传统观测和之前并未被观测到过的挥发性有机物；b）二次污染物和大气氧化剂的化学形成和消耗；c）检验当前对大火生成的烟羽化学机制的认识。候选人也有机会参与大气复合污染（VOCs、O3和气溶胶等）研究。

合作单位：南京信息工程大学和蒙大拿大学

岗位待遇：20~30万元人民币年薪（依据申请者学术成果和教育研究经历），在两所院校同时得到学术交流、专业发展的机会。竞选者主要职责为发表相关论文，在国际会议中展示研究成果，还有机会指导研究生、协助在美国和中国相关机构的基金申请。竞选者将会得到蒙大拿大学的胡璐教授和南京信息工程大学的章炎麟教授的共同指导，并且紧密参与WE-CAN航测研究团队的合作（https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/we-can）。   WE-CAN参与研究团队来自美国科罗拉多州立大学，科罗拉多大学，华盛顿大学，怀俄明大学，和国家大气研究中心。

联系方式：感兴趣的申请人可以将你的详细简历，包括对你的研究兴趣的简单描述，3名相关联系人的联系方式发送给胡璐教授（http://www.hs.umt.edu/luhu/）和章炎麟教授（http://www.atmosgeochem.com/）。该职位将立即开放；在2018年5月15日前提交的申请将会被充分考虑。理想的竞选者能够参加WE-CAN野火飞机航测（7月22日-9月1日）；但职位具体开始时间可以协商。