Our rangeland carbon project is looking for two postdocs - one at LDEO & one at Woodwell Climate Research Center (ad coming very soon). This is an amazing opportunity to do data-driven science at scale working in collaboration with multiple on-the-ground conservation organizations.

The advertisement for our postdoc position in rangeland carbon monitoring is now live. This is an amazing opportunity to work with Woodwell Climate Research Center and partners LDEO National Fish and Wildlife Foundation WWF Audubon Society. I'm happy to answer any questions (email or DM). workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default…

The great Yushu Xia is also recruiting a postdoc for this project to be based in her lab (apply.interfolio.com/147954). The two postdocs will work very closely together.

New paper alert. A consensus view (amongst a bunch of researchers in this space) on what we know and need to know to effectively manage croplands for climate benefits led by Emily Oldfield & Jocelyn Lavallee tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

It is interesting that the scientific community seems to be rallying behind tonne-year accounting yet carbon market integrity groups like Carbon Market Watch really don't like the idea of allowing for a flexible definition of permanence.

We have open positions for: 🌱 Postdoctoral Researcher (EvoME) 🌱 Research Assistant (EvoME) 📈 Postdoctoral Researcher (Carbon Monitoring on US Rangelands) ❄️ Research Assistant Arctic Eddy Covariance Flux) 🤝 Research Scientist (Climate Risk) woodwellclimate.org/careers/.

📢 Free R training material📢 I am making materials for all my courses available for free because I believe science should not be behind a paywall. Free materials are now available for the Intro to R with tidyverse course via bit.ly/4d514vC #rstats #openscience

Pro tip for job seekers -- if the ad says include a cover letter, do it or you will not be considered no matter how great your resume looks.

Neat new work out of James Cook Uni that my group (Woodwell Climate Research Center) contributed to. Take away: traditional aboriginal fire regimes stored more soil carbon in Australian savannas suggesting that restoring more frequent fire return intervals would sequester CO2. publish.csiro.au/WF/WF24006

I don't think this is the conclusion Dr. Jonathan Foley comes to. Perhaps we can call it a limited no-regrets solution.

More importantly, here's a nuanced take on this topic -- huge amounts of native grassland are lost to cultivation and development annually. Profitable well-managed grazing can be the only thing keeping these beautiful ecosystems intact, preventing the release of lots of stored C.

We are still looking for a talented postdoc to join our rangeland carbon monitoring efforts... I know there is a lot of competition for these skills right now but I can assure you Woodwell Climate Research Center is a fantastic place to work. workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default…

In addition to this position (static1.squarespace.com/static/64c81f7…), please consider joining my lab by competing for the Lamont or Columbia Climate School postdoc fellowship (Apply by November): lamont.columbia.edu/about/postdoct…; climate.columbia.edu/postdoctoral-r…

As a bonus, you'll get to collaborate with José Lucas Safanelli and myself on this great new project.

For Dr. Nigel Golden, Research Scientist and Climate Justice Specialist at Woodwell Climate, making climate science just and equitable is akin to watching an ecosystem evolve over time. 🌱 Read Golden’s essay on our Climate Justice Committee: ow.ly/YtNb50TChWc

This is a great CGIAR policy brief on how digital tools including on-site soil spectroscopy can be used to support smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa hdl.handle.net/10568/152472