Post-Doctoral Position in Riverine Macrosystem Ecology
Kansas Biological Survey and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
The University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS) is soliciting applications for a
post-doctoral position to work in the laboratory of Prof. James H. Thorp as
part of a 9-university, 5-country, 2-continent macrosystem ecology project
funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation.
Approximate Time Commitments:
60% Research: This will be a combination of lab activities (data and GIS
analyses) and participation in 2-3 field-team expeditions (each lasting ~1
month) to the USA (Great Plains rivers; probably in Sept. 2018) and/or
Mongolia (probably mid-July to mid-August of 2018 and 2019). During the
field expeditions, the post-doc will collaborate with various teams studying
food webs, fish traits, invertebrate traits, system metabolism, and/or
hydrogeomorphology.
20% Manuscript Preparation: Write technical reports and scientific
papers
for peer reviewed journals and possibly assist in the preparation of
research proposals to federal, state, and private organizations.
20% Collaboration: Assist the principal investigator, graduate students,
and undergraduates working in our lab in data analysis and manuscript
preparation.
Start Date: Preferred by June 1, 2018 (a somewhat earlier start date may be
possible).
Position Length: Up to 24 months.
Stipend: NSF starting rate for post-doctoral investigators (~$47,476 for 12
months). Additional funding will be provided for the post-doc to attend
workshops and science conferences.
Required Qualifications:
• Ph.D. dissertation officially submitted to the candidate’s home
institution prior to KU’s official offer of the position;
• Demonstrated knowledge of ecology in general;
• Strong knowledge of multivariate statistics and R programming;
• Proven abilities in GIS;
• Publications in refereed journals.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Ph.D. dissertation officially awarded by the candidates university;
• Demonstrated knowledge of aquatic ecology;
• Five or more publications in national and international journals, some
of
which need to have strong statistics and GIS components.
Contact:
Please send inquiries by email ([email protected]) to Prof. James H. Thorp
Kansas Biological Survey and Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Higuchi Hall, University of Kansas 2101 Constant Avenue, Lawrence, KS
66047-3759 USA.
