Postdoctoral position available in Dr. Heather Lynch's quantitative ecology lab (lynchlab.com) at Stony Brook University, Long Island, New York.
This position is part of a new NSF-funded project “The use of quantitative geography to predict population tipping points for colonial seabirds”. The Postdoctoral Associate will be focused on the development of algorithms to automatically detect penguin colonies in high-resolution commercial satellite imagery. These results will be used to study the metapopulation dynamics of colonial seabirds in Antarctica. Further details about the position can be found (REF # WC-R-7930-13-05-S) at http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/Admin/CampusJob.nsf/Job+Category+K/?OpenView Required Qualifications: Doctoral degree or the equivalent degree from a foreign university. Experience with automated methods for detecting patterns in high resolution commercial satellite imagery. Experience using ENVI/IDL and doing object-based image analysis in eCognition. Strong communication skills (ability to explain technical details to other lab collaborators). Preferred Qualifications: PhD in Remote Sensing, Geography, Geoscience or Computer Science. Experience with statistical language R. Those interested in this position should submit a Research Foundation Employment Application, cover letter and resume to: Donna DiGiovanni Assistant to Chair Department of Ecology & Evolution 650 Life Sciences Bldg. Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 11794-5245
