Post-doctoral Fellowship on the Health Benefits of Biodiversity Fuller Lab, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia The role Across Australia and around the world, the human population is becoming comprehensively urbanised, and the human population is becoming increasingly isolated from experiences of the natural world. This leads to negative effects on physical health, mental well-being, social cohesion, crime rates and more. Our aim in this trans-disciplinary project is to understand the dynamics of this extinction of experience and what can be done to avert it. Based at the University of Queensland, this position will involve ecological and social fieldwork in Brisbane, as well as one or more trips to Prof Kevin Gaston's lab at the University of Exeter, UK. The Postdoctoral Fellow will work with ecologists and health scientists to determine how key aspects of urban biodiversity are related to human health and well-being. Using spatially explicit data, the project will discover how opportunities to experience urban biodiversity are spread across human settlements, and build conservation plans that integrate natural ecosystems into urban development. The project aims to understand how we can enhance human experiences of nature, delivering joint social and ecological objectives. The salary Academic Research Level A4 ($70,676.68 - $75,867.70) The person The successful applicant will possess a PhD in a relevant field of ecology or environmental aspects of human health, and expert knowledge in the analysis of social-ecological data. You will need a proven ability to work with large, spatially explicit datasets, and to publish the results of your work. Good written and verbal communication skills are essential, to publicise the results of your work, and to liaise with the organisations who are potential end users of this work. Deadline: 20th April 2012. Please visit http://www.fullerlab.org for full details of lab activities. To view the position description and apply for the position, visit: http://uqjobs.uq.edu.au/jobDetails.asp?sJobIDs=493257 with best wishes,
Richard Fuller University of Queensland and CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences School of Biological Sciences University of Queensland St Lucia Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia Web: http://www.fullerlab.org<http://www.fullerlab.org/> Tel: +61 (0)7 3346 9912 Mob: +61 (0)4 5835 3102
