Permanent Position
Research Ecologist (Quantitative)
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Anchorage, AK
This position is open until May 1, 2009.
For further information, please go to:
http://alaska.usgs.gov
Or contact:
Karen Oakley, Branch Chief, Marine & Freshwater Ecology
[email protected]
The incumbent will model spatial and temporal dynamics of wildlife
populations, with results to be published in peer-reviewed journals.
Research will meet strategic science goals of the USGS to understand
ecosystems and predict ecosystem change. The initial assignment will focus
on population dynamics of polar bears. Some field work is required.
Candidates should have a Ph.D. in wildlife ecology, statistics,
biomathematics or a related field; specific expertise in theory and
application of population dynamics models (including capture-recapture
models), generalized linear and nonlinear mixed effects models, and
Bayesian methods; facility with statistical programming languages such as
Matlab, SAS and/or R; and a strong interest in the application of
statistical methods to ecological data.
U.S. citizenship required.
To apply, go to:
http://www.usajobs.gov/
WR-2009-0259 for the DEU/non-status,
WR-2009-0260 for the MP/status.
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