Post-Doctoral Research Associate Population Demographic/Integral Projection Modeling Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Population Demographic/IPM Modeling. Funding is available for an excellent and motivated post-doctoral research associate to join our lab to work on an interdisciplinary project. This is an outstanding opportunity for an individual to collaborate with our research team on a long-term project: we have more than 14 years of individual based data on native perennial plant species collected in a replicated field experiment that manipulates herbivore access and invader abundance near Pittsburgh, PA. The successful candidate will help conduct these experiments designed to address mechanisms of invasion, mutualism disruption and the extent to which herbivores and invaders exert physiological and long-term demographic consequences for the native perennial plant community. Primary responsibilities will include integrating physiological and demographic data taken on focal species with climate data, and population modeling/statistical analyses of this long-term database collected from a Life Table Response Experiment (LTRE) in the field and a common garden experiment. Periodic trips to conduct field work in Pennsylvania during the field season (April-September) are required. Applicants must have a PhD in ecology, mathematical biology or related field and those with experience with demographic matrix and integral projection modeling and knowledge of R and Matlab preferred. Funding is available for two years, but may be extended. Preferred start date is 1st Jan 2017. To apply, please complete the online application (https://ut.taleo.net/careersection/ut_knoxville/jobdetail.ftl?job=16000000X1). In addition, please send your CV, covering letter briefly summarizing your research interests and experiences and the names and contact information of three references to Susan Kalisz [email protected]. Any questions about the position should be directed to Susan Kalisz. Applications will be accepted until 1 September 2016 or the position is filled.
