Post-doctoral Research Associate in Conservation Ecology
Post-doctoral research position available in the lab of Dr. Julie
Lockwood at Rutgers University. Candidate will work with existing
group on the conservation of the Cape Sable seaside sparrow in the
Everglades ecosystem. The right candidate should posses a mix of
field and statistical modeling skills, including the following:
Past experience finding nests of, banding, and counting, passerines;
preferably in grassland or wetland ecosystems
Experience with mark-recapture data analysis, especially with using MARK
Experience in either Information-Theoretic or Bayesian statistical
analyses
Strong writing skills, with proven publication record
Position is for one year with good probability of renewal for at least
one more year. Location is at Rutgers University, but travel (for up
to 1 month) to south Florida required. All travel expenses paid for
such trips. International applicants welcome to apply. All
applicants must have PhD in hand, or must show evidence of impending
completion of degree (i.e. weeks away from defending). Salary is
commensurate with experience, full health and retirement benefits
included, and start date is February 1st, 2010 or as soon thereafter
as possible. Applications accepted until the position is filled.
Please send letter of application, CV, a sample publication, and names
and contact information for 3 references to Dr. Julie L. Lockwood, [email protected]
.
