Hi everyone,We at the Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab (MGEL; https://mgel.env.duke.edu/), part of the Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment (https://nicholas.duke.edu/), are seeking a Postdoctoral Associate or Research Scientist (depending on level of experience) in marine spatial ecology for immediate hire to model species distributions of marine mammals.
Directed by Dr. Patrick Halpin, MGEL is a leader in applying geospatial analysis to problems in marine ecology, wildlife management, and ocean conservation. We are seeking a highly motivated individual who is interested in collaborative modeling of marine mammal species distributions, with a focus on developing management-ready results and accompanying manuscripts suitable for immediate application to ongoing protected species management problems and environmental planning activities in the United States. This is a two-year position, with extension beyond that contingent upon evaluation and funding. The position may be located on-site at Duke University in Durham, NC, USA, at the Duke University Marine Lab in Beaufort, NC, USA, or off-site/remote as permitted under university policy. Salary and job title commensurate with degree/experience.
The successful candidate will join a small team that models spatiotemporal distributions of marine species and applies the results to management problems throughout the world. The work will involve bouts of collaborative research and problem solving with other team members interspersed with periods of extensive independent, candidate-led modeling and development. The candidate will be expected to travel to scientific conferences and meetings to present and discuss results of the research, to keep abreast of developments in the field, and to author and submit publications to peer-reviewed scientific journals. This position is best suited to those who enjoy statistics, coding, manipulating and visualizing data, and other quantitative analysis tasks.
The new researcher will leverage knowledge and skills from a number of fields, including marine mammal ecology and biology, statistical modeling, oceanography, and scientific programming and data processing to model species distributions for several motivating management applications. The taxonomic focus will be marine mammals, particularly cetaceans, with a special emphasis on the North Atlantic right whale. The primary task will be to develop density surface models from visual line transect surveys conducted by a large number of collaborating institutions along with gridded environmental covariates derived from satellite remote sensing, ocean models, and distribution models of prey species.
To apply or obtain a more detailed job description, please visit https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32890. We're looking to fill this position as soon as possible. Applications will be accepted until 2026-11-01. Please feel free to contact Pat Halpin ([email protected]), Corrie Curtice ([email protected]), and me with questions at any time. We look forward to hearing from you.
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Thank you, Jason
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