Dear Ecolog, We're sure a number of your members will be interested in the vacancies advertised below.
Vacancies: Postdoctoral Scientists in Ecology and Conservation - Microsoft Research, Cambridge, UK The goal of the Computational Ecology and Environmental Science (CEES) group at Microsoft Research, Cambridge, is to make transformative advances in predictive ability for the most critical areas of environmental science such as carbon / climate, biodiversity, ecosystem function, food and water security, and conservation planning. We conduct original research for publication in peer reviewed journals, build this research into new predictive models, and disseminate these predictions for use by stakeholders - all using novel software and hardware that we imagine and develop ourselves, then share freely with the scientific community. CEES is an interdisciplinary, cooperative team, which values a variety of outlooks, skills and approaches. See http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/groups/ecology/default.aspx for further details. You will be a highly motivated early-career scientist with strong quantitative modeling skills, a proven track record of publishing in peer-reviewed journals, and an inclination towards interdisciplinary research at the science-policy interface. Your scientific focus to date will be complementary to, but not necessarily overlap heavily with, those of the current team members. Working closely with other members of the group and group collaborators, you will be expected to produce leading scientific research, publish the research in scientific journals, and communicate the research to broad audiences. Our Postdoctoral positions offer the opportunity to join a unique scientific lab that affords the successful candidate the opportunity to undertake world-leading scientific research and develop a position of future leadership in a chosen field. The Computational Science Lab at Microsoft Research offers a stimulating and rewarding working environment. The positions come with a very attractive salary and comprehensive benefits. Interested? Please get in touch with Drew Purves ([email protected]), Lucas Joppa ([email protected]) or Matthew Smith ([email protected]) Matthew Smith Microsoft Research - Computational Ecology 7 J J Thompson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0FB, UK +44 (0)1223 479 784, +44 (0)7980 659 917 http://research.microsoft.com/~mattsmi http://research.microsoft.com/science/tools THE FULLY DATA-CONSTRAINED TERRESTRIAL CARBON MODEL View, comment, access http://www.biogeosciences-discuss.net/9/13439/2012/
