Postdoctoral Positions in Quantitative Ecology Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto
Two postdoctoral positions are available in Spring 2007. 1. A position to work with a multi-disciplinary team of academic and government scientists (Peter Abrams, Marie-Josee Fortin, Don Jackson, Brian Shuter) on the spatial ecology of aquatic ecosystems. Areas of interest include (i) statistical approaches to identifying and quantifying how biomass at several trophic levels varies spatially and the associations between that variation and physical habitat features; (ii) associations between the success of an invasive species and spatial variation in the distribution and dynamics of its prey; (iii) mechanistic modelling of the role of spatial variation in determining interaction strength between ecosystem components and consequent implications for ecosystem dynamics; The candidate would have access to a rich, multi year data base documenting the impacts of an invasive predator (the double crested cormorant) on the fish communities resident in large coastal areas of Lake Huron. 2. A position in theoretical evolutionary ecology. The person hired would have wide latitude to work on their own choice of projects, but some should be in collaboration with Peter Abrams on one or more of the following topics: (1) developing models of the dynamics of ecologically important behaviours; (2) examining the impact of adaptive behaviour on evolutionary change in traits with related ecological functions within sets of interacting species; (3) modeling coevolution in variable environments. Positions are for 2 years; initial salary is $40,000 Canadian per year. Send a curriculum vitae, copies of 2 publications, and names of two people who could provide letters of references to: Peter Abrams Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Zoology Bldg. University of Toronto 25 Harbord St. Toronto, ON M5S 3G5 Canada email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (application by email is fine, as are electronic copies of publications; applications should arrive by April 15, 2007; starting date is flexible within 2007) Peter Abrams Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology University of Toronto, Zoology Bldg. 25 Harbord St. Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G5 Canada 416-978-1014 fax 416-978-8532 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
