Job title: Postdoctoral Scientist in Aquatic Ecosystem Modeling,
Flathead Lake Biological Station (located 90 miles from Missoula, MT
and 50 miles from Glacier National Park)
Employer: Flathead Lake Bio Station, University of Montana
Description: Postdoctoral position in limnology with an emphasis
on lake food web analysis and modeling. Univ Montana, Flathead Lake
Bio Station. <http://www.umt.edu/flbs>www.umt.edu/flbs for more info
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Job Description
The University of Montana Flathead Lake Biological Station (FLBS) is
recruiting a Postdoctoral position in limnology with an emphasis on
lake food web analysis and modeling. One of the major objectives of
the position will be to reconfigure an existing biogeochemical model
linked to a three-dimensional hydrodynamic model (ELCOM-CAEDYM) to
better represent nutrient dynamics and species- or group-specific
ecological interactions that are known for Flathead Lake (see Ellis
et al., PNAS 108(3)). Publication of scientific results of model
validation in the peer-reviewed literature will be required.
Prognostic model scenarios may also be considered (e.g., climate
warming, species invasions, and fisheries management policies). The
successful candidate will also participate in analysis and
publication of the 30-year record of biological and nutrient dynamics
of the Flathead Lake-River Ecosystem. Successful writing skills are
essential and a background in Bayesian statistics will be
advantageous. The position is renewed annually and is currently
funded for two years. Additional funding for continued research is likely.
About UM and the Department
UM provides a culture that values hard work, intellectual curiosity,
diversity, collegiality, innovative thinking and teamwork, making it
a great place to grow and develop professionally. Located at the
heart of western Montana's stunning natural landscape, UM attracts
first rate teachers, researchers, and students from around the world.
The Flathead Lake Biological Station is an ecological research and
education center located in the Rocky Mountains near Glacier National
Park. For over 100 years, we have conducted college courses,
graduate programs, and research focused on the Crown of the Continent
ecosystem. The mission of the Station is to conduct basic and
applied ecological research with emphasis on freshwater; provide
field ecology courses for advanced undergraduate and graduate
students; and, provide scientific data, interpretation and outreach
to help resolve environmental problems and inform public policy
locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. The FLBS
strives to advance understanding of complex linkages between
atmospheric, terrestrial, aquatic and human components of watershed
ecosystems in a natural-cultural context. This requires a "genes to
ecosystems" approach and therefore the research faculty that we have
developed at FLBS over the last two decades is purposefully
multidisciplinary (we strive to be a systems ecology
group). Research foci at FLBS include remote sensing of
climate-mediated landscape change; water quality and supply in
changing landscapes; limnology of Flathead and other large river-lake
systems; systems ecology and modeling of large river ecosystems;
evolutionary biology of animal and plant populations; processes
sustaining salmon and associated species; and influences of invasive
species on food webs.
The FLBS is located 90 miles north of Missoula on the east shore of
Flathead Lake. FLBS represents a large interdisciplinary research
group including PhD and MS level research scientists, postdoctoral
research scholars, and PhD and MS level graduate
students. Website: <http://www.umt.edu/flbs>www.umt.edu/flbs
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Contact:
Bonnie Ellis
Flathead Lake Biological Station
University of Montana
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]
