JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Post-doctoral Associate (Statistical Ecology)
DEPARTMENT: Conservation and Science, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL
UC-Berkeley
FLSA STATUS: Exempt
GENERAL SUMMARY
Lincoln Park Zoo and the University of California-Berkeley seek a
quantitative statistical ecologist for a two-year post-doctoral position to
work on a National Science Foundation funded project. This research will use
a multi-pronged approach to understand how the distribution of habitat
patches in a landscape can support wild pollinator communities in
agricultural regions and thus ensure the continued delivery of pollination
services to crops. The post-doctoral associate will use our existing
spatial model (Lonsdorf et al, Annals of Botany, 2009) to develop
spatially-explicit predictions of pollinator abundances for real landscapes
located in >20 agricultural regions from around the world, and then use
model predictions with selected landscape metrics in statistical tests to
assess the roles of landscape composition versus configuration in
determining pollinator abundance.
The post-doc will be supervised by PI Dr. Eric Lonsdorf (Lincoln Park Zoo),
co-supervised by PI Prof. Claire Kremen (University of California,
Berkeley), and work closely with two other co-PIs (Prof. Maile Neel,
University of Maryland, and Prof Neal Williams, University of California,
Davis) on various components of the project. This research will also
contribute to the fundamental understanding of the relationship between
changing habitat distributions at the landscape scale and the ecosystem
services they produce.
Required Knowledge and Experience:
Quantitative statistics, especially Bayesian and/or maximum likelihood
frameworks
Experience managing/analyzing large datasets
GIS
Background in ecological modeling, spatial or landscape ecology or other
related discipline
Desirable Additional Experience
ArcGIS
MATLAB
Additional Responsibilities
Domestic and international travel for conferences and meetings related
to
the project;
Disseminate results at scientific professional conferences and in lay
and
peer-reviewed literature as appropriate.
Salary: $45,000 per year plus benefits
Timing and duration: The position is available immediately and is funded
for two years
Location: Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL (www.lpzoo.org)
Please submit a CV, brief cover letter highlighting your relevant
experience, interests and career goals, and names and contacts of 3
references to
Human Resources Department
Lincoln Park Zoo
2001 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614
Or submit as attachments by email to [email protected] no later than July 30,
2009.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received. For further information
about the project please contact Dr. Eric Lonsdorf directly at
[email protected]. The Lincoln Park Zoo is an Equal Opportunity
Employer committed to excellence through diversity.
