Illinois Natural History Survey, a Division of the Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana
Location: Illinois River Biological in Station in Havana IL (http://wwx.inhs.illinois.edu/fieldstations/irbs/research/) Duration: available immediately, annually renewable depending on performance until Sep 2018 Description: We are looking for a scientist who can help our team analyze and synthesize existing but loosely organized data on aquatic natural resources potentially affected by disconnecting Lake Michigan from the Illinois River Valley. Quantitative analysis and peer-reviewed publication are expectations your application should be sure address those needs. This Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funded project will also be an important resource for future decisions because a permanent separation could have the unintended consequence of undermining decades of investment and recovery success. Natural resource management agencies and stakeholders need to be well informed about any potential ramifications of a dramatic intervention like hydrologic or ecological separation. Responsibilities: Summarize aquatic resources to be potentially impacted by hydro-ecoseparation into positively, neutrally, or negatively affected. Interpret in the form of a Technical Report with bibliography. This info includes peer-reviewed literature and existing long-term (multi-decadal) commercial, recreational and conservation fishdata sets (electronic, Agency Technical Reports) from a variety of sources (DNR, federal agencies, state surveys, universities). For some background on the issue please see http://glmris.anl.gov/ or http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2014.11.009 0380-1330/. Qualifications: Applicants must clearly demonstrate ability with a quantitative/statistical tools. Must have obtained Ph.D. by the date of hire and within the last five years. Salary: 42,000/yr + benefits, some conference support Ad Closing Date: June 30, 2016 and continue until a suitable candidate has been identified. Contact/Email: For technical questions contact Dr. Andrew F. Casper ([email protected]).
