POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE A two- to three-year postdoctoral position is available to study the sensitivity of different carbon and nitrogen fluxes to variation in timing of ecosystem disturbance. The successful applicant will make extensive measurements of soil nitrogen transformations, gaseous nitrogen loss, and soil and plant nitrogen and carbon isotope ratios at the ECOCELL facility at the Desert Research Institute. A Ph.D. in an area of ecology or soil science is required. The applicant must have the ability to function as part of a team. This is a cooperative project between the University of Arkansas (R.D. Evans) and the Desert Research Institute (Jim Coleman, Weixin Cheng, Yiqi Luo) and the successful candidate must be willing to make frequent trips to the ECOCELL facility. Salary will be commensurate with experience and the position includes full medical benefits. Review of applications will begin 1 March. Send letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference to: Dr. R.D. Evans Biological Sciences University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72701 E-Mail: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------- R. Dave Evans Department of Biological Sciences University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72701 PH: 501-575-7093 http://comp.uark.edu/~devans/evans.html