[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc: California Conservation Science, UCLA

[David Inouye]

The UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science 
 invites applications for its 
2018 Postdoctoral Fellowship in California Conservation Science. We seek 
a postdoctoral scholar who conducts innovative biological research to 
work with the La Kretz Center and our partner agencies to achieve 
outcomes that will direct and lead California conservation efforts. 
Candidates may work in any discipline that provides the scientific 
underpinnings for the preservation, protection, management, or 
restoration of at-risk species, environments, or ecological communities 
in California. Our current emphasis is focused on research related to 
(i) conservation science at the urban/wildland interface, (ii) urban 
biodiversity, ecosystems, and ecosystem services, and (iii) California 
conservation science that leverages networks of protected areas, and 
successful candidates will most likely perform research at La Kretz that 
is related to one or more of these themes.



One of the hallmarks of our postdoctoral program is collaborating with 
local agencies and NGO leaders, and the successful applicant will be 
expected to conduct research with our partner agencies that is focused 
on applied conservation outcomes. To accomplish this, we seek Fellows 
whose research interests overlap with at least one UCLA faculty member 
who is a La Kretz affiliate 
 and one 
agency partner in California. Successful projects require input from 
both faculty and agency partners, and we encourage applicants to contact 
partners to discuss their project prior to the deadline. Our current 
list of agency partners and contacts includes:


The Nature Conservancy: Sophie Parker 
 (restoration; urban conservation; 
invasive species)


LA Natural History Museum: Jann Vendetti 
 (mollusk ecology and evolution; species 
natural history)


U.S. Geological Survey: Robert Fisher 
 (applied conservation; biodiversity; ecology 
and evolution)


US Bureau of Land Management: Mike Westphal 
 (applied conservation, climate change)


US Fish and Wildlife Service: Cat Darst 
 (endangered species management)


Tejon Ranch Conservancy: Bob Reid 
(conservation planning; 
restoration ecology)


Nature Reserve of Orange County: Milan Mitrovich 
 (protection and recovery of 
sensitive species)


National Park Service: Katy Delaney 
 (amphibian and avian ecology, evolution, 
and conservation)


National Park Service: Seth Riley 
 (mammalian ecology, evolution, and 
conservation)


Department of Defense: Robert Lovich 
 (conservation on DoD lands)


We will consider candidates who have recently completed their Ph.D. or 
will have completed it by August 2019. We envision hiring at least one 
Fellow this year that will interact with and contribute to our growing 
team of conservation scientists at the La Kretz Center 
. 
The Fellow is expected to work on the UCLA campus and engage with the 
faculty, postdocs, and graduate students in the Departments of Ecology 
and Evolutionary Biology and the Institute of the Environment and 
Sustainability. Candidates are also expected to meet with agency 
partners either on campus or at the agency partner’s offices as project 
timelines require.


The La Kretz Fellowship is for two years, subject to review after the 
first year. The planned start date is September 2019. The position has 
an annual salary of ~ $50,000 (depending on experience) plus full 
benefits, an annual research fund of $5,000, and an additional travel 
allowance of $1000/year to present at a scientific meeting. The Fellow 
has the option to reside at the newly renovated La Kretz Field Station 
 (~ 25 miles from 
campus), located in the Santa Monica Mountains at a very modest rate. 
The La Kretz Field Station is adjacent to numerous hiking and biking 
trails and a short 10-minute drive from beaches, restaurants, and shops.


To apply, please email to Will Zou, Administrative Assistant at 
(lakr...@ioes.ucla.edu ), a single PDF 
file that includes (i) a cover letter, (ii) your CV, (iii) a research 
and management accomplishments statement (1-2 page), (iv) a project 
proposal that includes La Kretz affiliates and agency partners of 
interest (2-pages max, single-spaced, plus references), and (v) two 
relevant publications. We also ask that you have two letters of 
reference (one from your Ph.D. advisor), plus a letter from your 
proposed faculty mentor and your proposed agency collaborator 

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc: California Conservation Science, UCLA

[David Inouye]

The UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science invites 
applications for its annual Postdoctoral Fellowship in California 
Conservation Science. Consistent with our mission, we seek one or two 
postdoctoral scholars who simultaneously conduct innovative research and 
interface with the conservation and management agencies that direct and 
lead California conservation. For our 2018 competition, we are 
specifically seeking one, or possibly two postdoctoral candidates who 
will lead a broad, conservation genomics analysis of multiple 
co-distributed species across Los Angeles and Southern California. Our 
goal for this targeted call is to determine such issues as the 
contribution of protected lands to the conservation of genetic 
diversity, the ability of species to traverse the urban landscape of Los 
Angeles and surrounding regions, and genetic resilience to future 
climate change. Work on any taxa can be appropriate. We are particularly 
interested in fellows who develop a taxonomically broad, multi-species 
approach to comparative landscape genomics. The fellows will be 
co-funded by the La Kretz Center and the UCLA Sustainable LA Grand 
Challenge , working 
together to conduct molecular lab work and GIS-intensive analyses. We 
will consider candidates who have recently completed their PhD, or will 
have completed it by summer, 2018.


For more information, download the full PostDoc Announcement 
.



Best,
--
William Wei Zou
Administrative Assistant | La Kretz Center for California Conservation 
Science

z...@g.ucla.edu  | 424-610-6110