A new 4-year project, Interacting Processes in Arctic Reindeer Systems Experiencing Rapid Climate Change, at the Kvantum Institute of the University of Oulu is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow and a PhD student addressing reindeer systems in Finland.
- The Postdoctoral Researcher will study Social-Ecological-Climate Interactions, between reindeer herders, Lapland landscapes, weather & climate. The successful candidate will conduct and use stakeholder workshops and interviews to integrate traditional knowledge with scientific discoveries to co-produce new insights and identify key vulnerabilities, adaptive strategies, and management options applicable to sustainable reindeer systems.
- The Doctoral Student will quantify CO2 feedback magnitudes and year-long patterns in response to long term differences in reindeer grazing history and changes in winter snow regimes. These studies will be undertaken in Lapland at the Kevo Field Station and at the Oulanka Field Station in eastern Finland and will contribute to the EU EcoClimate research community.
Application deadline is November 1, 2020. More information can be found here and in the online application system. For further questions, please contact Jeff Welker.