Post-Doc Isotopic studies of the greenhouse gases budget (N2O / CO2) in soils receiving carbonate liming products

JOB TITLE

Post-Doc Isotopic studies of the greenhouse gases budget (N2O / CO2) in soils receiving carbonate liming products

EMPLOYER

UBFC – 32 avenue de l’Observatoire – 25000 BESANCON

LOCATION

INRAE UMR 1347 AgroEcology – 17 rue Sully – 21065 DIJON Cedex – France

CONTRACT DURATION

18 Months – Full Time

DEADLINE APPLICATION

February 7th 2021

STARTING JOB

March 1st 2021 (expected)

JOB DESCRIPTION

N2O is a greenhouse gas with a high global warming potential, estimated to contribute up to 6% of radiative forcing at the global scale (10 % in France). Agricultural soils appear to be the main anthropogenic source of this gas. The production of N2O by soils primarily occurs through two biological processes (nitrification and denitrification) submitted to complex biotic and abiotic regulations. Different options for mitigating soil N2O emissions, including liming acidic soils, are currently emerging.
The recruited candidate will study simultaneously (i) the fate of C from carbonate liming products (CO2 production, dissolution and lixiviation, ….) when applied to soil and (ii) how much carbonate products can reduce soil N2O emission by promoting the N2O reduction. The approach will be based in particular on the use of 13C and 15N isotopic technics.

SUPERVISORS

Dr C. Hénault (INRAE – AgroEcology) will be the supervisor.
catherine.henault@inrae.fr
in collaboration with Dr O. Mathieu and Dr P. Amiotte-Suchet (UMR CNRS 6282 Biogeosciences) through the NatAdGES project (https://www6.inrae.fr/natadges). The postdoc research fellow will benefit from access to the GISMO platform, hosted in the CNRS Biogeosciences laboratory (http://gismo-solutions.fr/en/home) and specialized in stable isotopic tracing technics in environment.

QUALIFICATIONS

PhD in soil geochemistry

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Recommended training: PhD in soil biogeochemistry

Appreciated experience:

– Fate in carbonates in soil

– Soil nitrogen cycle

– Soil hydrological and biochemical functioning

Skills sought:

– Mass Spectrometry

– Gas Chromatography

– Isotope handling

– Isotopic calculations

– Multiscale soil handling

APPLICATION

Please send the following documents (all in one PDF file) by e-mail to catherine.henault@inrae.fr
1) For EU candidates: Copy of your national ID card or of your passport page where your photo is printed.
For non-EU candidates: Copy of your passport page where your photo is printed.2) Curriculum Vitae (may include hyperlinks to your ResearchID, Research Gate Google Scholar accounts).3) Detailed list of publications (may include hyperlinks to DOI of publications).

4) Letter of motivation relatively to the position (Cover Letter) in which applicants describe themselves and their contributions to previous research projects (maximum 2 pages)

5) Copy of your PhD degree if already available.

6) Coordinates of reference persons (maximum 3, at least your master thesis supervisor):
Title, Name, organization, e-mail.

If you have questions regarding the application, please contact the supervisors.