Intertidal Ecology / Population Biology Applications are invited for an NSF-funded, 3-year, postdoctoral research position. The successful candidate will be a co-collaborator on a long-term study of the demographic variability of the intertidal sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, in the context of large-scale oceanographic changes. Necessary skills and experience include: aptitude and passion for rigorous and physically-demanding field-work, and effective verbal and written communication skills. Field work will include chemical tagging of sea urchins and environmental monitoring along a major portion of the latitudinal distribution of purple sea urchins. Laboratory work involves all aspects of rearing sea urchins (spawning, larval culturing, and maintaining algal cultures) and processing field samples. The following experience and skills are also preferred: knowledge of demographic and statistical methods/procedures and familiarity with the oceanographic literature.
Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. The successful candidate will begin as early as possible, but no later than January 1, 2007. To apply submit as a single attachment via email, a cover letter expressing interest in the position and curriculum vitae (include the names and contact information for at least three references) to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] and [EMAIL PROTECTED] The subject line of the email should have: NSF postdoctoral position -- Michael P. Russell Biology Department Villanova University 800 Lancaster Avenue Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085-1699 USA Voice 610.519.4695 FAX 610.519.7863 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.homepage.villanova.edu/michael.russell
