[ES_JOBS_NET] POSTDOCTORAL OPPORTUNITY IN LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS OF WATERSHEDS AND ESTUARIES

[Erika Marín-Spiotta]

From:    "Weller, Donald" <wellerd at SI.EDU>
Subject: POSTDOCTORAL OPPORTUNITY IN LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS OF WATERSHEDS AND
ESTUARIES (review begins 15Sep2014, open until filled)

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) has an immediate openi=
ng for a postdoctoral research fellow.  The fellow will develop geographic =
and statistical models that relate estuarine responses (especially the pres=
ence and abundance of submerged aquatic vegetation [SAV]) to the watershed =
and estuarine characteristics of Chesapeake Bay subestuaries.  The resultin=
g models will be used to identify spatial correlates of estuarine responses=
, quantify predictor-response relationships, and help guide management deci=
sions.  Applicants should have a Ph.D. in ecology or geography, peer-review=
ed publications, and professional presentations.  Applicants also need expe=
rience with geographic information system (GIS) analysis and multivariate s=
tatistical analysis and should have a strong background in landscape ecolog=
y, ecosystem ecology, or estuarine ecology.  Expertise in SAV ecology, adva=
nced statistical analyses (such as structural equation modeling or Bayesian=
 networks), or Python automation of GIS analyses could be especially helpfu=
l.  Available modeling tools will include ArcGIS, R and SAS statistical sof=
tware, and other packages.  The position is funded for 1.5 years as part of=
 a multi-institution, multi-investigator project supported by a research gr=
ant from NOAA (see http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20091030_chesap=
eake.html).  Stipend $45,000/year in 2014, 47,500/year in 2015.  For best c=
onsideration, send letter of application, resume, graduate and undergraduat=
e transcripts (photocopies are fine), and names of three references (with t=
elephone numbers and e-mail addresses) by Sept 15, 2014 to Dr. Donald Welle=
r (wellerd at si.edu), SERC, P.O. Box 28, Edgewater, MD 21037-0028.  For more =
information on SERC visit http://www.serc.si.edu.  EOE.
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