[ES_JOBS_NET] UCSC Assistant/Associate Project Scientist (Ecology or Oceanography)

[Erika Marín-Spiotta]

From:    =?windows-1252?Q?Elliott_Hazen?= <elliott.hazen at DUKE.EDU>
Subject: UCSC Assistant/Associate Project Scientist (Ecology or
Oceanography)

Position Title: Assistant / Associate Project Scientist at the University=
 of
California, Santa Cruz in collaboration with NOAA Southwest Fisheries
Science Center Environmental Research Division
Research Area: Ecologist or Oceanographer=20
Start Date: as early as July 1st, 2014
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The University of California, Santa Cruz seeks a project scientist (at
postdoctoral research level or higher) to help with ongoing projects
analyzing a) top predator data, b) oceanographic datasets in support of
fisheries management, and c) ecosystem data in support of Integrated
Ecosystem Assessments. The position is at the NOAA/SWFSC laboratory in
Pacific Grove, California. The incumbent will initiate projects and
partnerships with federal and academic collaborators and should have the
ability to: write code, perform advanced statistics and data analysis, an=
d
summarize scientific findings in the form of written manuscripts and oral=

presentations. Responsibilities include serving as primary and co-author =
on
peer reviewed manuscripts, helping write project reports for funding
agencies, and co-writing grant proposals to continue and develop new
projects that are NOAA relevant.

Experience developing and ideally leading research analyses; experience w=
ith
analytical software packages (R, MatLab, ArcGIS, Python) and statistical
analysis of spatial and temporal data. Knowledge of multivariate statisti=
cs
or Bayesian statistics would be preferred. Must have strong willingness f=
or
collaboration with other postdoctoral researchers, students, and NOAA
scientists.=20

Applications are accepted via the UCSC Academic Recruit online system
(https://recruit.ucsc.edu/apply/JPF00121), and must include a letter of
application that addresses how you meet the basic and preferred
qualifications, a curriculum vitae, one to three writing samples (of
published material), and the names and contact information for at least
three individuals who we could contact for letters of recommendation.
Documents/materials must be submitted as PDF files.
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