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This is a PhD project to investigate the role of evaporation during small rainfall events on forest function. Low-volume water pathways in forests such as direct absorption of water and evaporation from the forest floor may become greater in importance during drought. This research will focus on innovative measurements of these processes, using isotopic tracers, micrometeorological monitoring, and emerging techniques to estimate fluxes in trees and soil. Instrumented field sites in Luxembourg, Switzerland, and the Netherlands will allow inter-site comparisons.
Job Responsibility:
Collaborative selection of research hypotheses and design of experiments
Primary responsibility for field measurements of water and energy fluxes in forests
Primary responsibility for modeling field data to isolate controlling processes
Participation in the interdisciplinary doctoral training unit, “Forest Function Under Stress”
Requirements:
MSc or equivalent in hydrology or other environmental science
Experience with micrometeorology, environmental biophysics, tree ecophysiology, soil science, and related topics
Skill and interest in designing and executing field data collection
Skill and interest in data modeling using physically-based numerical and statistical tools