Postdoctoral Position in Analysis of Mark-Recapture Data A postdoctoral research associate position is available with Dr. Charles R. Brown at the University of Tulsa to work on analysis of a 30-year mark- recapture data set on cliff swallows. General questions include determining the effects of colony size, philopatry, breeding time, and morphometrics on annual survival and movement of birds within a study area containing about 30 capture sites (colonies) each year. The total data set contains over 200,000 individuals and over 350,000 captures and recaptures, and is among the largest such data sets on birds in the world.
Candidates should have a Ph.D. and background and training in state-of-the- art (including Bayesian) analysis of mark-recapture data. The position can start by 1 January 2011, and funding is available for up to three years. Some summer field work at the research site in western Nebraska could be incorporated, depending on a candidate’s interest. Tulsa is the second largest city in Oklahoma, with a population of about 700,000 in the greater Tulsa metropolitan area. Located within the cross timbers region of Oklahoma, an ecotone between the eastern forests and the Great Plains, the city is within an hour’s drive of the Ozarks to the east and tall grass prairie to the northwest. Tulsa is annually ranked among the more affordable cities in the U.S., and contains the cultural amenities expected of a major metropolitan area. Persons interested should send a CV and names and contact information for three references to Dr. Charles R. Brown, email: [email protected].
