*Postdoctoral Research Position* -*Optimal monitoring and adaptive
management*
*University** of Alaska Fairbanks*
The Institute of Arctic Biology and the USGS Cooperative Fish and
Wildlife Research Unit at the University of Alaska Fairbanks invite
applications for a postdoctoral research associate to work in the field
of structured decision making and adaptive management. The postdoc will
collaborate on a project to develop optimal monitoring strategies and an
adaptive management framework for migratory waterbird habitat on
National Wildlife Refuge wetlands in regions 6 and 7. A primary focus
of the project is to evaluate the effect of climate variability on our
ability to learn through the adaptive management process.
Activities will include: i) collaborating with refuge personnel,
managers and researchers to formulate objectives, management
alternatives and conceptual models; ii) estimating temporal and spatial
variance structure in a suite of putative climate driven habitat metrics
(e.g. lake drying, river flow, flooding frequencies); iii) evaluating
the implications of the variance in climate-driven habitat trends for
optimal monitoring strategies and subsequent design of adaptive
management programs; iv) preparing peer-reviewed manuscripts and
presentations to disseminate results to collaborating refuges, managers
and the scientific community.
Desirable qualifications include experience in structured decision
making, adaptive management or design of optimal monitoring programs.
Knowledge of waterfowl and wetland ecosystems would also be valuable.
Experience communicating scientific results to natural resource
management agencies and in the peer-reviewed literature preferred. **
*Minimum Qualifications:*
PhD degree in quantitative ecology, wildlife biology, statistics or
related discipline. Experience in demographic modeling, optimization
methods (e.g. stochastic dynamic programming) or quantitative ecology.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills. **
*Duration and Salary:*
Commensurate with experience and qualifications. Range $40,000 - $50,000.
Start date flexible, may begin as early as May 2009. Position is for 11
months with possibility of 1 additional year.
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*To apply: *
Apply online at www.uakjobs.com
<http://www.uakjobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=66219>. Review of
applications will begin 1 April, 2009. Job open until filled. Attach
cover letter, statement of research interests, transcripts (may be
unofficial), CV, and name and contact information (address, phone number
and email) for three professional references. The University of Alaska
is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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*For additional information contact:*
Christine Hunter
Institute of Arctic Biology
415A Irving I,
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks AK, 99775
[email protected]
907-474-6743
or:
Brad Griffith
USGS Coop Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
209C Irving I
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks AK, 99775
[email protected]
907-474-5067
