Postdoctoral position plant hydraulics

• Location

INRAE Grand EST
Silva Laboratory
Champenoux - France

• Background

The project PHydrauCC researches the interactions between tree growth and hydraulic traits under ambient and elevated CO2, using data from Free-Air Carbon dioxide Enrichment (FACE) facilities. To determine the resilience of trees under changing climatic conditions, it is imperative to know whether elevated CO2 will affect the structure of wood and the physiological traits conferring drought- and heat-tolerance. Plant hydraulic traits describe the efficiency and safety of water transport through roots, stems, branches, and leaves. It is unknown how growth variations under rising CO2 and a changing climate will affect those traits.

• Missions

This postdoc of PHydrauCC will assess forest resilience to future climate change on continental scale under the dichotomy of the very different hydraulic strategies of conifers and broadleaved trees. A hydraulic and tree-ring formation model, developed in another workpackage, will be adapted and incorporated in a dynamic global vegetation model.

• Skills

PhD in suitable fields (physics, ecophysiology, global change biology)
Strong programming skills (e.g. Fortran, Python)
Good spoken and written English language skills
Ability to carry out independent and well-organised research, as well as work as part of a team
Interest in ecophysiology, forest functioning and/or biogeochemical cycles

• Application

Deadline application 01st November 2023
Applicants should submit a complete application package by email to the contact. The application package should include (1) a curriculum vitae including a publication record, (2) statement of motivation, (3) names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of at least two references.

• Contact

MATTHIAS CUNTZ
+33 3 83 39 73 03
matthias.cuntz@inrae.fr

EMILIE JOETZJER
+33 6 58 88 42 14
emilie.joetzjer@inrae.fr

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