A postdoctoral research project training opportunity, administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), is available at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Western Ecology Division/Pacific Coastal Ecology laboratory in Newport, Oregon, under the mentorship of Dr. Theodore DeWitt. The participant will engage in research with EPA scientists to develop and test a methodology to assess the performance and accuracy of ecological estimates and models at new locations (i.e., assess their transferability) based on their performance and accuracy at studied locations having similar or different ecological contexts. The research participant may be involved in the following activities:
• characterization and quantification of ecological context • developing tools to obtain ecological context information from online or other public sources. • developing statistical approaches to assess model performance and estimate accuracy in relation to multiple ecological context variables. • application of these metrics and analyses to widely-applied ecological models. • integration of these metrics and analyses into a methodology to assess the transferability of ecological models and estimates. For a full description of this opportunity (EPA-ORD/NHEERL-WED-2015-01) and to obtain application materials, please visit the ORISE website: http://orise.orau.gov/epa/applicants/description.aspx?JobId=17560 The opportunity will be open until filled.
