[ES_JOBS_NET] Postdoctoral Position in Fisheries Oceanography

[Asch, Rebecca G]

*Postdoctoral Researcher in Fisheries Oceanography*

We seek to hire a postdoctoral researcher to play a leading role in a 
three-year project 
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recently funded by the NSF Biological Oceanography Program.This project 
will utilize six, multi-decadal fisheries independent datasets from the 
Gulf of Alaska and California Current Ecosystem to investigate the 
responses of fishes to climate change and climate variability across 
multiple life history stages.The goal of this project is to investigate 
whether there are ecological-evolutionary tradeoffs between whether 
species respond to climate change by shifting their spatial distribution 
versus changing the seasonal timing of temperature-sensitive activities, 
such as spawning.The postdoctoral researcher will also work with project 
collaborators to develop life-history dependent, statistical models of 
21^st century shifts in species distribution and spawning phenology 
using a recently developed regional climate model.The selected 
postdoctoral researcher will play a key role in data analysis, model 
development, data visualization, and dissemination of project results 
through publications and presentations at scientific meetings.The 
postdoctoral researcher will be based at East Carolina University (ECU; 
located in Greenville, NC), but will actively collaborate with project 
team members at Oregon State University, University of California – 
Santa Cruz, Rutgers University, and multiple branches of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).Optional opportunities to 
participate in fieldwork and gain teaching experience at ECU are 
available for the postdoctoral researcher.

Requirements for this position include:

1.)A Ph.D. in biological oceanography, marine ecology, fisheries 
science, or a closely related field

2.)Previous experience using a scientific computing program (e.g., R, 
MATLAB, Python)

3.)A track record of publishing peer-reviewed manuscripts

4.)A strong background in statistics and data analysis

Preferred qualifications for this position include:

1.)Experience developing species distribution models, especially 
generalized additive models (GAMs)

2.)Experience utilizing earth system or regional climate models

3.)Experience working with fisheries independent datasets

Funding is available for the selected candidate to start work on this 
project immediately.The initial contract for the postdoctoral researcher 
will be for a one-year period, with renewal for up to three years 
pending job performance.Salaries for postdoctoral researchers at ECU are 
based on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) pay scale.

To apply for this position, applicants should submit a cover letter, a 
curriculum vitae, a two-page research statement, and names and contact 
information for three references.Applications should be submitted 
through the following website: 
https://ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/44706 
<https://ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/44706>.Review of applications will 
begin on October 19, 2021, but will continue until a suitable candidate 
is found.

The selected candidate will work in the Asch Fisheries Oceanography Lab 
at ECU.The PI of this lab, Dr. Rebecca Asch, was selected as one of 
eight early career researchers in the US and Canada to receive a Sloan 
Foundation Research Fellowship in Ocean Sciences in 2018.

The Asch Lab conducts research on the effects of climate change and 
climate variability on the early life history stages of fishes, with a 
focus on changes in spawning phenology.We work in a variety of 
geographic settings (e.g., current projects focus on North Carolina, the 
California Current, Caribbean, and North Pacific Subtropical Gyre) and 
aim to blend modeling and observational techniques in our work.Recent 
Asch Lab publications can be found here. 
<https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=POxW9tcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra>ECU 
is home of a growing community of coastal researchers who are 
distributed between the main campus in Greenville, NC and the Coastal 
Studies Institute in Wanchese, NC.The ECU Department of Biology has five 
faculty members whose research focuses on fishes and fisheries and hosts 
an active student subunit of the American Fisheries Society (AFS).The 
Asch Lab and East Carolina University (ECU) seek to create an 
environment that fosters the recruitment and retention of a diverse and 
inclusive body of students, research staff, and faculty.

Questions about this position can be addressed to Rebecca Asch 
(aschr16 at ecu.edu <mailto:aschr16 at ecu.edu>).

-- 
Dr. Rebecca G. Asch
Assistant Professor of Fisheries Biology
Sloan Foundation Research Fellow in Ocean Sciences
Pronouns: she/her/hers

East Carolina University
Department of Biology, Mail Stop 551
Howell Science Complex, Office S408
1000 East 5th Street
Greenville, NC 27858

Office phone: +1 252 328-6307
Email: aschr16 at ecu.edu

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