2 "University of Maine" positions at Umeå universitet

PhD student in Physical Geography with a focus on groundwater dynamics in subarctic palsa mires.

communicating scientific results in writing. The position is financed by Umeå University. The main supervisor will be Dr. Ylva Sjöberg, with Ryan Sponseller as assistant supervisor. Qualifications To be admitted

PhD position in ecology with a focus on the role of (deep) root dynamics in permafrost-climate feedback

warming and permafrost thaw in northern Alaska, USA, and root exudation effects on soil carbon cycling will be measured in a controlled microcosm experiment. The position is financed by Umeå University