We are still open to applications for the postdoc position in Quantitative Movement Ecology: we have extended the deadline to 31 August 2017 to give more time to candidates to prepare their applications.
Details of the position and the project below. Mathieu Basille. On 07/10/2017 11:31 PM, Mathieu Basille wrote: > We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher highly trained in quantitative > movement ecology (statistical and mechanistic models) to fulfill a position > of Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Florida's Fort Lauderdale > Research and Education Center in Davie, Fl. The candidate will work in a > large international project funded by the Human Frontier Science Program, > investigating the use of infrasound by seabird. The candidate will be in > charge of developing a comprehensive movement ecology framework to > investigate movement of seabirds in relationship to the infrasoundscape on > the open sea using a hierarchy of environmental cues at multiple nested > scales. Lead PI is Dr. Samantha Patrick, from the Seabird Ecology Group > (University of Liverpool, UK); co-PIs are Dr. Susana Clusella-Trullas > (Stellenbosch University, South Africa), Dr. Jelle Assink (Royal > Netherlands Meteorological Institute, the Netherlands) and Dr. Mathieu > Basille (University of Florida, USA). See below for the general project > summary. The candidate will be located at the University of Florida's Fort > Lauderdale Research and Education Center in Davie, Fl, under the > supervision of Dr. Basille. The project covers 3 years of postdoctoral > research in each institution, and all postdoctoral researchers will tightly > work together, including several extended stays at collaborators' > institutions. > > The postdoctoral researcher will be primarily in charge of developing > statistical and mechanistic models to investigate movement of seabirds in > relationship to the infrasoundscape. The postdoctoral researcher will also > be largely involved in hiring and supervising a Master's student for this > project, as well as training lab members (including graduate students) in > state-of-the art techniques in movement ecology. > > Preferred Qualifications: A PhD is required as well as strong mathematical > and programming skills. Advanced knowledge of R and SQL (PostGIS) is > expected. Experience in Movement Ecology is highly desirable. Strong > publication record in peer-reviewed journals in Quantitative Ecology or > Biostatistics is highly desirable. Previous experience with Linux systems > preferred. > > To apply: Please follow the instructions at UF Career > http://explore.jobs.ufl.edu/ (job number 502790) > > > ================================================================ > General project summary: > ------------------------ > Seabirds have the longest migrations on earth and can travel 8 million km > in a lifetime, yet how they navigate across a seemingly featureless ocean > is still one of the greatest puzzles in nature. Evidence from mammalian and > insect systems shows that animals adjust their behavior in response to > infrasound and a handful of studies have suggested pigeons may use > infrasound for navigation. These low frequency sound waves can propagate > over hundreds of kilometers, creating “hills” and “valleys” of an > infrasoundscape that birds may use to navigate, like a topological map. > When combined with meteorological and oceanographic models, these maps can > be modeled to create real time soundscapes that individual seabirds could > use in movement decisions over spatial scales. By combining a network of 60 > international atmospheric infrasound and hydro-acoustic monitoring stations > that detect signals from around the globe with a database of over 15,000 > seabird movement tracks, we will have a unique opportunity to explore the > role of atmospheric and oceanic infrasound in navigation, respectively for > aerial and aquatic species. The mechanisms allowing animals to detect low > frequency sound has been identified in other taxa, and our study will > examine how seabird sensory organs may capture infrasound. The development > of an innovative movement framework grounded in landscape ecology will > allow us to assess determinants of large-scale movement, notably the effect > of infrasound in directing migration and commuting trips in the open ocean. > Furthermore, novel biologging devices, which can detect sound and > meteorological parameters, will be used to simultaneously capture movement, > infrasound and weather conditions to examine individual movement decisions > at fine scale. Finally, interspecific comparisons will assess the relative > importance of infrasound for seabird navigation, with respect to > phenotypical and phylogenetic differences, thus offering a complete > assessment of the physiology, behavior and physics underpinning the use of > infrasound in navigation. > ================================================================ > > -- Mathieu Basille [email protected] | http://ase-research.org/basille +1 954-577-6314 | University of Florida FLREC « Le tout est de tout dire, et je manque de mots Et je manque de temps, et je manque d'audace. » — Paul Éluard
