The United States Geological Survey is recruiting a post-doctoral scientist in quantitative ecology. Funding for this position is for 1 year, and is subject to renewal for 1 additional year given availability of funding. Remuneration is US$57,000, plus benefits. The post-doc will work with principal investigators Wayne Thogmartin (USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center), Robin Russell (USGS National Wildlife Health Center), and Jay Diffendorfer (USGS Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center) to model the species-wide impacts of wind energy development on North American bats. The post-doc will be expected to develop models to assess the migratory connectivity of bat populations and simulate their subsequent dynamics subject to mortality from wind energy development and white-nose syndrome, author and present results of research, and participate in grant and report writing. Applicants should possess strong skills in the R programming language, an understanding of Bayesian statistics, and experience publishing in peer-reviewed journals. Experience modeling wildlife populations, wildlife movements, and/or disease dynamics is highly desirable. Interest in and experience with bats, wind energy development, and disease ecology is preferred, but not a necessary condition for this position. The position is available as soon as a suitable candidate is found. The appointee will have the option of being located at either the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center in La Crosse, WI, or the National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, WI.
To apply, please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references (preference is via e-mail, subject line as “Bats and Wind Post-doc”) to: Wayne Thogmartin United States Geological Survey Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center 2630 Fanta Reed Road La Crosse, WI 54603 (608) 781-6309 wthogmar...@usgs.gov http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/terrestrial/bats/indiana_bats.html
