THE NATURAL CAPITAL PROJECT*
Position Announcement
*Post-doctoral Quantitative Marine Scientist*
The* Natural Capital Project* seeks a
quantitative marine scientist. We are developing
tools to model and map the distribution of
biodiversity and the flow of multiple ecosystem
services across land- and seascapes, with a focus
on *TROPICAL* coastal and marine services.
We seek an imaginative individual for an 18 month
post-doc (extension possible based on additional
funding) to support development and application
of the marine InVEST (Integrated Valuation of
Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs) models in a
tropical setting. The successful applicant will
help design, adapt, document and implement a
series of marine biophysical and socio-economic
models of ecosystem services (food from fisheries
and aquaculture, nursery habitat, coastal
protection, recreation, etc.). The postdoc and
other postdoctoral researchers and project
collaborators will apply these models within an
Integrated Coastal Zone Management Process in
Belize. Together, these models will provide a
spatially explicit tool that tracks the
production and valuation of ecosystem services.
The models are intended to aid in the support of
coastal and marine management decisions and to be
widely applicable, so applicants must be
passionate about creating simple, elegant,
scientifically robust models for decision-making
purposes. The post-doc also will analyze data to
parameterize and validate these models for Belize.
The position is located in Seattle, WA at NOAAs
Northwest Fisheries Science Center and will
require extensive interaction with
interdisciplinary teams and travel to Stanford University and Belize.
* *
*Required Qualifications*
· A Ph.D. in marine ecology, oceanography,
quantitative ecosystem sciences, or a related field
· Experience conducting quantitative analyses and
modeling with ecological or oceanographic data
· Experience integrating ecological or
oceanographic models with other biological,
physical, social, or economic models
· Experience working with collaborators from
diverse backgrounds and capacity and interest to
work with interdisciplinary teams
· Excellent communication and computer skills
· Experience working in tropical marine systems desired
*How to Apply: *For full consideration, please
submit a cover letter, CV, and the names of three
references to [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]> with
QUANTITATIVE MARINE SCIENTIST listed in the
subject line. We will begin reviewing
applications May 1^st 2010 and the position will remain open until filled.
Stanford University is committed to equal
opportunity through affirmative action in
employment and we are especially eager to
identify minority persons and women with appropriate qualifications.
More information on the Natural Capital Project,
a partnership among Stanford University, WWF, and
TNC can be found atwww.naturalcapitalproject.org
<http://www.naturalcapitalproject.org/>.
