<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Jessica Blois</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:jblois@ucmerced.edu">jblois@ucmerced.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 11:02 AM<br>Subject: Postdoctoral position with U. Idaho Deep Soil Ecotron<br>To: ES Graduate Students <<a href="mailto:esgradstudents@ucmerced.edu">esgradstudents@ucmerced.edu</a>>, ES Core Faculty <<a href="mailto:ES-Core-Faculty@ucmerced.edu">ES-Core-Faculty@ucmerced.edu</a>><br></div><br><br>



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Hi ES students and faculty,</div>
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A colleague sent around this postdoc opportunity, which may be particularly compelling for finishing ES grad students. It is for a postdoctoral position at the University of Idaho, working with their Deep Soil Ecotron, and combines elements of soil science
 and data science. I’ve attached the position description. Contact info for the project lead (Michael Strickland) is in the attached ad.</div>
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Best,</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Professor</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Department of Life and Environmental Sciences</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Office: SE1 296<br>
Phone: (209) 228-2256<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:jblois@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">jblois@ucmerced.edu</a><br>
Web: <a href="http://jessicablois.com" target="_blank">http://jessicablois.com</a>      </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Pronouns: She/Her/Hers </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The University of California, Merced campus is located on the homelands of the Yokuts and Miwuk people. We acknowledge their presence here since time immemorial, embrace their continued connection to this region, and pay respect to their
 elders and to all Yokuts and Miwuk people, past and present.</i></p>
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