Post-Doc in Mathematical Demography
and Ecology, University of Amsterdam
A Post-Doctoral position is available with Prof. Hal Caswell, in the
Theoretical Ecology Research
Group within the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics at the
University of Amsterdam.
This position is part of a research program
Individual Stochasticity
and Population Heterogeneity in
Plant and Animal
Populations, which is
funded by an ERC Advanced Grant. The overall goal of this
research program is to develop a comprehensive theory for incorporating
individual stochasticity and
heterogeneity into demographic models, and for analyzing the consequences
of these sources of
demographic variation for population growth, structure, and persistence.
Applications of the theory
will include populations of conservation and management concern,
evolutionary questions related to
senescence and resource allocation, and the measures of health status and
health expectancy in human
populations.
This postdoctoral project will focus on mathematical and theoretical
developments of Markov chain
models for variation in lifetime reproduction and other measures of
lifetime success, variation in
longevity, and the incorporation of heterogeneity into branching process
and diffusion models.
Analyses will be developed at the level of cohorts (survival, longevity,
lifetime reproduction, lifetime
health status) and the level of populations (population growth,
structure, persistence, and extinction)
using matrix population models. Sensitivity analysis using methods from
matrix calculus will be an
integral part of the research. The development of new theory for
multistate models, for stochastic
environments, and for coupled populations will be an important
component.
The Theoretical Ecology group currently comprises 2 professors, 3
assistant professors, 1 post-doc,
and 4 PhD students, and currently hosts two ERC Advanced Grants. It has
active research programs in
structured population modelling, resource-consumer interactions,
epidemiology, demography, and
evolutionary and eco-evolutionary theory.
Requirements
PhD in
mathematical/theoretical ecology, mathematical biology, or demography, or
in applied
mathematics or statistics with experience in population biology, or
similar background.
Experience with development
and analysis of population models;
Programming skills; the
project will use Matlab and possibly other languages;
Fluent in English
Good scientific writing
skills
Ability to work in a
multidisciplinary research team.
For additional information, please contact Hal Caswell at
[email protected]
To apply, please visit the
University of Amsterdam website at:
http://www.uva.nl/over-de-uva/werken-bij-de-uva/vacatures/item/13-418.html
Applications should include a detailed CV with a list of
publications, a description of research
experience and interests, and the names and contact addresses of two
academic references from whom
information about the candidate can be obtained. Combine all these items
into a single PDF file.
Applications should be sent by e-mail only before January 28, 2014 to
[email protected] .
Please quote the vacancy number in the subject field. Interviews,
possibly via Skype, will be held in
after 28 January, 2014.
The positions will start in early 2014. The full-time appointment will be
on a temporary basis for
initially one year, with an extension to a maximum period of 3 years
after a positive
evaluation.
The
full-time gross monthly salary will range from 2427 to 3831. The
Collective Labour Agreement
Dutch Universities is applicable. The annual salary will be increased by
8 % holiday allowance and
8.3 % end-of-year bonus.
