Postdoc - Quantitative Ecology - Ecology and Management of Forest Birds
We seek a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join our research team in a
project focused on understanding the determinants of core forest bird
abundance in northeastern forests. The researcher will be housed in the
Pennsylvania State University`s Department of Ecosystem Science and
Management. The overall project seeks to understand factors affecting
forest bird distributions across multiple scales and identifying
opportunities for improving management of core forest birds in Pennsylvania
forests. Bird distribution data will come from multiple sources, including
an existing database of >36,000 point counts conducting throughout the state
and additional field data to be collected in 2015 and 2016. The candidate
will lead efforts to develop hierarchical community abundance models to
assess predictors of distributions at multiple scales. The candidate will
be expected to contribute to the core goals of the project including
assisting in development of field sampling designs and analysis of data, at
the same time bringing their own expertise and interests. The candidate
will be supervised by Dr. David Miller and Dr. Margaret Brittingham.
Additional collaborators on the project include a graduate student, state
agency personnel, and Dr. Ephraim Hanks from the PSU Statistics Department.
Qualifications: Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Wildlife Sciences, Ecology,
Statistics, or related discipline completed by start date. Preferred
qualifications include a strong background in quantitative ecology including
methods to model species distributional data such as fitting Bayesian
hierarchical models, accounting for detection, and spatial modeling. Other
beneficial qualifications include experience monitoring forest birds, GIS
skills, experience managing large databases, understanding of forestry
practices and forest management, and background and interest in community
ecology and global change ecology. Salary will be competitive and
commensurate with experience and qualifications. Initial appointment will
be for one year, with the opportunity for renewal contingent on the
availability of funding. We will begin reviewing applications August 25 and
the position will remain open until filled.
Apply to
https://app2.ohr.psu.edu/Jobs/External/EVMS2_External/currentap1.cfm#52673.
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