POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PHYSIOLOGICAL / ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY A 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 Jay Arnone). Salary will be commensurate with experience and the position includes full medical benefits. Review of applications will begin 1 December and will continue until the position is filled. A starting date in January is preferred but this can be delayed for well-qualified candidates. See http://comp.uark.edu/~devans/evans.html for more information. Send letter of interest and professional goals, curriculum vitae, and names and addresses of three references to: Dr. R.D. Evans Biological Sciences University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72701 E-Mail: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------- R. David Evans Biological Sciences University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72701 Office: 501-575-7093 Lab: 501-575-7057 Fax: 501-575-4010 http://comp.uark.edu/~devans/evans.html